Socket Communications, Inc. has added the Socket USB Adapter with Bluetooth Wireless Technology to its set of cordless products. The USB Adapter enables wireless connections from Windows PCs and notebooks to other Bluetooth enabled devices such as phones, printers, PDA’s and Socket’s cordless products via the USB port.
The Socket USB Adapter is a Class 1 device (range up to 100 meters/300 feet) enabling users of laptop, notebook or desktop computers to secure a cordless connection to any Bluetooth enabled device.
The company have been offering other Bluetooth adapters for some time now. The Socket CF Connection Kit with PC Card Adapter enables Windows notebooks and Tablet PCs to use a Bluetooth enabled phone as a wireless gateway using the Socket Cordless Card, a Type I CF card. The Socket CF card has an integrated antenna, which along with the PC card adaptor fits flush within the device.
The Socket SDIO Connection Kit for Windows Mobile allows users to add Bluetooth wireless technology and connect their Pocket PC to a Bluetooth enabled phone or other Bluetooth enabled devices using the smallest and lightest form factor card available.