Thursday, 21 February 2008
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got a short one to share:
Why is Bluetooth called Bluetooth, and not Redtooth or Greentooth?Ans:Bluetooth was named after a late tenth century king,
Harald Bluetooth, King of
Denmark and
Norway. He is known for his unification of previously warring tribes from Denmark (including now
Swedish Scania, where the Bluetooth technology was invented), and
Norway. Bluetooth likewise was intended to unify different technologies, such as personal computers and mobile phones.
The Bluetooth logo merges the
Germanic runes analogous to the modern Latin letter H and B: (for
Harald
Bluetooth)
(
Hagall) and
(
Berkanan) merged together, forming a
bind rune.
got it?Thanks to Sony Ericsson, saw them mentioning on the website on the origins, so here's wat i got from wiki.
1:26:00 am;
(Hagall) and 
(Berkanan) merged together, forming a bind rune.