Bluetooth

Hello there. My name is Bluetooth, and I am your invisible friend. I am like a little bit of magic that flies through the air. Before I came along, things had long, tangly wires. Wires were everywhere. They looked like a big pile of spaghetti. It was so messy. My special job is to help your things talk to each other without any messy cords. I connect your mommy's phone to her headphones and your tablet to a speaker. It is all done with my invisible magic, so you can dance and play without getting tangled up.

A long time ago, in a snowy place called Sweden, some very smart people at a company called Ericsson had a big idea. They looked at all the messy, tangly wires and said, 'We can do better.'. So, on a special day in 1994, a clever inventor named Dr. Jaap Haartsen began to work on creating me. He wanted to make a secret, invisible way for things to talk to each other. It was a very important job. Do you want to know a funny secret about my name? I was named after a very old king. His name was King Harald Bluetooth. He was a Viking king who was super good at uniting different people and making them friends. Just like him, I love to unite your devices and help them work together as a happy team.

I felt so proud when I started my job. The first time I helped was in the year 1999. I connected a telephone to a little earpiece so people could talk without holding anything. It was like magic. Today, I am busier than ever. I help music jump from your phone to a big speaker so you can have a dance party. I help your game controller talk to the television so you can play your favorite games. I love connecting your world and making everything easier and more fun. My favorite thing is to see you smile, all without any tangly wires in the way.