1998 CE Turn of the millennium Technology

Bluetooth 1.0 Specification Released

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group published the Bluetooth 1.0 specification in 1998 after industry partners aligned on a standard.

Setting the scene

Ericsson-driven engineering traded power for convenience on the 2.4 GHz band, eventually colliding with microwave ovens and Wi-Fi.

What happened

Pairing rituals—discoverable modes, PIN codes—aged poorly until BLE simplified wearables.

Why it still matters

Logo runes reference Harald Bluetooth uniting Denmark narratives, a branding flex for spec sheets. Memorable detail: early USB Bluetooth dongles looked like gum sticks sticking out of laptops.

Background

Bluetooth uncluttered desk cables for keyboards, earbuds, and car kits before Wi-Fi handled heavy throughput.

Sources

Bluetooth — Wikipedia

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