Tech Tonic | Bluetooth’s constancy has given us the soundtrack to life
Hindustan TimesIt is so ubiquitous in our lives, but we barely even notice it. This week, I’ll take forward the idea of the unsung heroes of connectivity and talk of Bluetooth wireless technology, which sits in the same category: Keyboard and mouse connected to your PC or tablet, the music you listen to on wireless headphones, your TV remotes, big speakers at home streaming the tunes, or calls and music in your car — these are barely some of the use cases underlined by the Bluetooth technology. When was the last time you remarked, “Oh no, Bluetooth isn’t connecting”, as you prepared for a meeting on Microsoft Teams, armed with your favourite wireless earbuds? Bluetooth’s ever-growing competence is the reason why smartwatches and genuinely affordable true wireless earbuds are selling in millions, every year. Sennheiser has since made a product called the Conversation Clear Plus, which are $850 hearing aids, but don’t look like how we’d expect them to – their design, as slick as any cool wireless earbud.