Bluetooth: A dental condition caused by talking too long on your phone.
In theory, Bluetooth is a clever way to connect devices without wires. In practice, it's a technology that can recognize your neighbor's television but occasionally refuses to acknowledge the headphones sitting on your head.
And then there's the name. Bluetooth sounds less like a technological breakthrough and more like something you should mention during your next dental appointment.
We've become so accustomed to strange technology terminology that nobody questions it anymore. We accept computer viruses, memory leaks, frozen screens, and dead batteries as perfectly normal descriptions of everyday problems. Apparently, wireless communication needed a dental condition.
The trouble with Bluetooth isn't necessarily the connection. It's figuring out what's connected to what. Your phone pairs with the car when you're standing in the driveway, but refuses to cooperate when you're actually driving. We've encountered this before in Bluetooth Connects to Wrong Device.
Technology has eliminated thousands of wires. Unfortunately, it replaced them with thousands of settings. As The Truth About Wireless Technology reminds us, wireless doesn't necessarily mean trouble-free.
At least a toothache tells you where the problem is.
According to Chad, Bluetooth is perfectly safe. Unless your dentist recommends turning off your phone.
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