Bluetooth EOTO

The presentations in class helped me gain a better understanding of several technologies. In one presentation, I learned a lot about Bluetooth Technology. Bluetooth has always been a mystery to me, although several devices use this technology. I learned that Bluetooth was actually introduced in 1994. It was not made public until 2004. Even after almost 20 years in the public, adjustments and improvements are being made to this technology daily. As of recent, Bluetooth can only travel up to 30 feet. Of course, that seems to be a pretty far distance. People are still trying to figure out how they can make it go farther. Bluetooth is named after King Harald "Bluetooth"Gormsson. His nickname was Bluetooth because of a dark, dead tooth he had. The technology was named after this King because he united Scandinavia the same way Jaap Haarsten (the creator of bluetooth) wanted to unite PCs and cellphones. As pictured above, the Bluetooth logo is made from a Nordic H and Nordic B, the King's initials. These are facts about Bluetooth I had not known before and it was very intriguing to me. 

Someone in a separate group did a presentation on Instagram. In that presentation, I learned that the original name of Instagram was actually Burbn. The founder, Kevin Systrom, named it this after his love for whisky and bourbons. Burbn was more of a schedule and location sharing app. The photo sharing aspect made it unique and stand out compared to other social apps like Twitter or Facebook. After a lot of changes and shifts, Instagram launched in 2010. I though it was interesting how Instagram used to be so small and even had a different. There are billions if Instagram accounts and the app has greatly impacted the way we communicate. It more so allowed us to learn how to communicate using photos.