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Anyone explain whats so bad about it?]]>Jun 23rd 2010 6:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/Can't you just disconnect it in the bluetooth manager?]]>Jun 23rd 2010 8:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/Don't use the microsoft bluetooth stack, use bluesoleil.
I too love bluetooth -- it's just shitty implementations (mainly microsoft's bt stack) have given it a bad name.]]>Jun 23rd 2010 9:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/
come to think of it, i can't actually come up with a single reason why i'd want to replace bluetooth with wifi]]>Jun 23rd 2010 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/I can, bluetooth is frankly a bit shit. Pairing isn't as painless as it needs to be, bandwidth is horrible, audio streaming isn't high enough quality, I can't use my microphone simultaneously with high quality audio streaming, driver support in Win 7 is still flakey.]]>Jun 23rd 2010 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/Jun 23rd 2010 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/
OZMO2000 – Features and Functionality:

* No Dongle: The OZMO2000 connects seamlessly with the Wi-Fi chip in the notebook. Unlike proprietary 2.4GHz solutions, no dongle is occupying a USB port.
* Battery Life: The advanced power management features provide a solution battery life that is two to three times longer than legacy wireless solutions like Bluetooth®.
* Low Cost: as a System-on-a-Chip (SoC), the OZMO2000 only requires a few external components which results in a cost-effective solution compared to Bluetooth and proprietary 2.4GHz technology.
* Highly Scalable: the OZMO2000 supports up to 24Mbps data rates with very low power consumption. This provides an ideal solution for low data rate applications like mouse and keyboard, as well as for advanced designs with higher data rate requirements like touch features or integrated video and audio.]]>Jun 23rd 2010 8:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/Jun 23rd 2010 10:46AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/Well this sold me, I am a big fan of BT and this seems to improve on it in every way assuming it still has a decent signal. Lower power use, faster, and cheaper, I'm digging it.]]>Jun 23rd 2010 1:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/Jun 23rd 2010 6:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/Jun 23rd 2010 6:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/Jun 23rd 2010 7:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/
It stole my ability to stream high quality music to my stereo headphones.]]>Jun 23rd 2010 8:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/Jun 23rd 2010 8:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/
WiFi will then become omni-present on all devices. Manufacturers will not be able to hide connectivity behind the shortcomings of that idiotic OBEX push.

WiFi PAN means simple connectivity and somewhat better security as well as well understood rules and simple connectivity. Bring it on.]]>Jun 23rd 2010 12:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/23/ozmos-wifi-pan-available-q4-is-this-the-end-of-bluetooths-rei/
Bluetooth just plain sucks, out loud, in mono and in stereo! You maybe can pair devices, but you can mostly only do one pair connected at a time, and almost never have it recognise when circumstances change (e.g. I am now in my car, not the office)!

@ Sham Alcoholic

Bluetooth as a standard is like BSI grade steel as a standard. It ain't what it is that matters, it's what it does.

@anyone I missed

How will WiFi fix this? Bluetooth allows multiple pairing, multiple sessions already, but the devices / apps let it down.

I don't want security free connection to every device that comes within 50cm of my body. I want a WiFi / Bluetooth headset that manages audio in and out for my PC, my phone and my music - from my office all the way to the loo!

I want a WiFi / Bluetooth car system that syncs automatically with my mobile when in range, playing music when not actually on a call.

I want errrr hold on a second! It's OK!!!! I'm feeling better now. I'll go quietly officer...
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