And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Back in 2002-2003 when Bluetooth was first emerging on the technology scene, my company did a major internal R&D effort on it. We got several dev kits and a BT protocol analyzer for the on-air signals. I went to a few conferences and spoke with the project lead for HP development of a BT-equipped printer that was just coming out. Her perspective is that the number of printers forecast for sale that year meant that they would lose about $200-250 per printer. They may have broken even the next year, and then a new product cycle would obsolete her product. Bluetooth technology really accelerated after that and the radio chipsets became super cheap by about 2005-2006 and it was a feature that was integrated into just about every electronic product that could make use of it.
I had the mid-90s wired version. Small and light enough to take along just in case I needed to print something for tomorrow's meeting in a motel too small to have a business office for guests. Didn't use it that often but when I did, it was really useful.
Only if you *must* scan on the road.
ReplyDeleteOtherwise, there are much better, more versatile scanners.
DaleC in Idaho
Thank you for stating the obvious. Yes, it is meant for when no other better options are available, and sometimes that is in fact the case.
DeleteMight come in handy in my travel trailer. Have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteBack in 2002-2003 when Bluetooth was first emerging on the technology scene, my company did a major internal R&D effort on it. We got several dev kits and a BT protocol analyzer for the on-air signals. I went to a few conferences and spoke with the project lead for HP development of a BT-equipped printer that was just coming out. Her perspective is that the number of printers forecast for sale that year meant that they would lose about $200-250 per printer. They may have broken even the next year, and then a new product cycle would obsolete her product. Bluetooth technology really accelerated after that and the radio chipsets became super cheap by about 2005-2006 and it was a feature that was integrated into just about every electronic product that could make use of it.
ReplyDeleteI had the mid-90s wired version. Small and light enough to take along just in case I needed to print something for tomorrow's meeting in a motel too small to have a business office for guests. Didn't use it that often but when I did, it was really useful.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't unkless thermal mean $pecial paper? Not a scanner.
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