Bluetooth Was a Norse King

==== ====Get This Product with Special Price at :http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006FRY4WC?tag=pdf-marketing-20==== ====My knowledge of Bluetooth has a gap tooth. Bluetooth is the ear thingy people wear that allowsfor hands-free, wireless use of their cell phones. Now you can run, drive, snowboard, even ride amotorcycle and never miss a call. Cell chatter is paramount and there is little patience for those,like myself, who bring up the rear of an inching glacier.Without a cell phone, I am a lumbering Techno-saur, soon to stumble into a tar pit (if not outrightpushed) for not adapting to evolution. I point to my mouth and grunt, "Uh! Uh!" and so to expandmy vocabulary, I tentatively explore Bluetooth technology.The beauty of Bluetooth is that it lets various devices by different manufacturers (or providers)"talk" to each other. Being "Bluetooth enabled" allows wireless use of cell phones, cameras,printers and other devices.)On the phone front, simply put your cell phone in your pocket, pop on your Bluetooth ear thingy,and if your phone is "on," voices will talk into your ear automatically. Look, Ma, no hands!Ive heard of long-toothed, houndstooth, even saber-toothed, but why is it called Bluetooth?The name derives from King Harald Blatand of Denmark (910-986). Blatand or "Bluetooth,"comes from the Norse word, bla (blue), which also can mean dark or black. Methinks Vikingslacked good dental care.But the Danish kings claim to fame was that he united Denmark and Norway through Christianityin the 10th century. In fact an ancient Rune stone, located on a UNESCO world heritage site inJelling, Denmark, translates to, "King Haraldr ordered this monument made in memory of Gormr,his father, and in memory of Thyrvé, his mother; that Haraldr who won for himself all ofDenmark and Norway and made the Danes Christian."Imagine the corporate meeting the day the technology was officially named "Bluetooth."Perhaps a marketer said, "The connection is crystal clear. Harald Bluetooth brought togetherwarring kingdoms, and our Bluetooth brings together different devices to work under onetechnology."And some underling, no doubt, yelped, "Yeah! And isnt communication todays higher power?"Cell phone technology and a Danish Christian king - thats quite a stretch. But then, what docomputers have in common with an Apple? Oh, right, its a Genesis thing. (I made that up.)

But having what looks like a metal frog perched on my ear is ugly. Why is a Bluetooth so big wheneven devices for the hard-of-hearing are now barely noticeable?I know why. Something has to separate hands-free cell phone users from Tourette Syndromesufferers. A visual cue is needed because its harder to tell them apart. Thus, the sizable earshield tells me that the lone person at the next table is actually sputtering and swearing atsomeone else.But I always return to my natural instinct to resist owning a cell phone, never mind a Bluetooth.I dont want to be "more productive," as in the ability to talk, eat and send something to the printerwhile standing at a burger counter.I relish my "dream-time" while driving. (With the attention span of a kitten, so do I really needanother distraction?)Spending time and being present fully are precious gifts. I dont want to join the legions of dinerswho sit across from each other, but talk to invisible parties.Speaking of timing, I hate it when the momentum of somebodys story (or worse, mine!) isinterrupted by the almighty, "Oh, hold on a minute, I gotta get this."Yes, I know I could turn my cell phone off, but knowing myself, I never would. (Be happy - oneless offender on the loose.)To many, Im stuck in the dark ages where Bluetooth remains a peaceable Norse king. Ah, theblessed silence!Suzette Martinez Standring is a speaker, columnist and humorist. She is the author of "The Art ofColumn Writing: Insider Secrets from Art Buchwald, Dave Barry, Arianna Huffington, Pete Hamilland Other Great Columnists." She is the past president of the National Society of NewspaperColumnists. Her Web site is http://www.readsuzette.comContact her at suzmar@comcast.netArticle Source:http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Suzette_Standring

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