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Author/s : Bruce Hopkins and Ranjith Antony
Publisher : Apress
Category : Miscellaneous Java
Review by : Mark Spritzler
Rating : 6 horseshoes</pre>
Last year we had some
chickens on the farm eat some bad feed and it turned their teeth blue. Ol
Doc Martin called it a bad case of bluetooth.
This book is not about some dental problems. It is about a new type of wireless networking that uses radio waves for two or more devices to communicate.
The first four chapters explain Bluetooth. Its
Java APIs and how it all works. While I believe I learned how to discover available devices in the area, connect and discover their services, I feel that the writing of these chapters could have been clearer. I found it difficult and tedious to comprehend the concepts.
In chapter 5 they give two very good examples of Bluetooth and Java in action. they demonstrate all the aspects of setting up Bluetooth connections and finding out the capabilities of devices in the area. the only downfall of this chapter is that their diagram pictures are out of order and don't match their descriptions.
The later chapters start to delve deeper into more specific types of Bluetooth environments and products in the market. Such as using a Bluetooth simulator, Bluetooth security, micro blue target, Ericsson Blipnet, and Bluetooth with Jini.
Overall, I was disappointed. I thought I would come away with great new knowledge. Instead I came away with a confused look on my face. I couldn't grasp the concepts. Maybe it was at a higher level than Intermediate, or maybe it was just me.
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