The name Bluetooth

[Sinseso]

Why on earth did they name Bluetooth after a 10th century Viking ?

[Appleman]

Cause he helped people communicate:


Harald Bluetooth, a Viking and king of Denmark from the years
940 to 981, was renown for his ability to help people communicate. During his reign, he united Denmark and Norway.

[brain_scientist]

He had it easy: no Microsoft burdened devices to wrestle into communication...

[DslrMark]

And he had BlueTeeth. "TechTv"

[Rasmus]

His name was Harald Blåtand :d

Helped people communicate? my a**

[FBI]

Well, learn something new everyday. Didn't know it was named after a viking.

[Sinseso]

Originally posted by Appleman
Cause he helped people communicate:


Harald Bluetooth, a Viking and king of Denmark from the years
940 to 981, was renown for his ability to help people communicate. During his reign, he united Denmark and Norway.

ah ok
i understand now
thanks

[Ludwig]

I think its a pretty cool name, and I am glad they stuck to something Scandinavian

[L Bo]

Very interesting. Had no idea. Thanks for bringing this thread up!

Maybe I'll get Howard to change the name of the forum to the "Harold Bluetooth" forum. :laughs:

[TriBand81]

Originally posted by L Bo
Very interesting. Had no idea. Thanks for bringing this thread up!

Maybe I'll get Howard to change the name of the forum to the "Harold Bluetooth" forum. :laughs:

Hehe sounds like a quaint idea, L Bo

[TriBand81]

Here's more history about Harald Bluetooth:

Why is it called Bluetooth?
Harald Bluetooth was king of Denmark in the late 900s. He managed to unite Denmark and part of Norway into a single kingdom then introduced Christianity into Denmark. He left a large monument, the Jelling rune stone, in memory of his parents. He was killed in 986 during a battle with his son, Svend Forkbeard. Choosing this name for the standard indicates how important companies from the Baltic region (nations including Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland) are to the communications industry, even if it says little about the way the technology works.

(Source: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/bluetooth2.htm)

[Rasmus]

Wtf Denmark is not in the Baltic region

Neither are Sw, Norw and Finland

[TriBand81]

Oh dear looks like whoever wrote that description needs to go back to geography class lol

[EL PAALO]

Aren't they on the Baltic Sea?

Are you thinking of the Balkans?

EDIT: Your location is Denmark, so I'll assume you know what you're talking about. However, to an outsider looking at a map, everything in the area looks like it could be considered part of the Baltic Region.
Norway, I could understand you arguing against, but eastern parts are part of what's called the baltic sea drainage basin. It's also part of the peninsula that creates the Baltic Sea.

Here's a map:

[AndrewJ]

Harold Bluetooth was a bridge builder.