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Telecommunications Move info from website to PDA, effortlessly with Bluetooth
Telecommunications Move info from website to PDA, effortlessly with Bluetooth | Move info from website to PDA, effortlessly with Bluetooth |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Wednesday, 18 October 2006 | |
  
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The downside is that, at present, TransSend works only with the Microsoft XP SP2 and Windows 2000 operating systems and wih the Internet Explorer 5.5 (and higher) browser. The Bluetooth SIG says that "support for additional operating systems and Internet browsers is under consideration." Users will have two ways to 'TransSend' content from the Internet to their Bluetooth mobile devices: they can click on a TransSend and Bluetooth icon next to the content or they can right click on specific information and select the option within the menu to TransSend' the data. With either method, the computer will automatically begin searching for Bluetooth devices within range and allow the user to select the device they wish to receive the information. TransSend relies on the Object Push Profile (OPP) to send web content OBEX standard formats are used for calendar entries (vCal), contact information (vCard), and text (vNote) data types. The TransSend client includes a plain text (.txt) option since vNote (.vnt) format is optional for OPP. Images will rely on standard Internet formats (.png, .gif, .gmp, .jpg and .wmf). The developer edition is available for free to SIG associate and promoter members. More information is also available to users at www.bluetooth.com/Apply/TransSend and to members. at www.bluetooth.org/TransSend. The Bluetooth SIG says that ' By providing this free of charge, useful, on-the-go capability to consumers, the Bluetooth SIG hopes to help increase customer satisfaction of Bluetooth enabled devices and drive visitors to TransSend enabled web sites." However, it does not appear to have set up any demonstration website to illustrate and promote TransSend, which is rather surprising.{moscomment} |
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