The gen on Bluetooth

Bluetooth is a technology to connect electronic devices on short distances, usually under 30 feet.

It is seen often in computer-peripherals like mice and keyboards. It’s also used a lot in phones to connect headsets and transfer data from one phone to another or to a computer.

Now, it’s available in digicams, too: for instance the Ricoh 500SE. However, how much use is it? Bluetooth is a simple, well standardized protocol using very little energy from your batteries — but it’s also rather slow, as people with multi-megapixel cameraphones have discovered.