This document provides an overview of Bluetooth technology. It defines Bluetooth as a short-range wireless technology originally developed for exchanging data over short distances between fixed and mobile devices. The document then discusses the history of Bluetooth, its key characteristics such as frequency range and data rates, how it works using frequency hopping spread spectrum, its security features and advantages/disadvantages. Finally, it outlines some applications of Bluetooth and envisions its future including higher data rates, reduced power consumption and increased range.