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by ecliptik 1408 days ago
This was one of the original uses for Bluetooth - replacing PDA cradles, serial/USB cables, and IR for syncing things like contacts, email, calendars, etc.

There were articles in the early aughts about the "failure of bluetooth" [1] since syncing with 802.11 to a network was a better option.

1. https://www.cnet.com/tech/tech-industry/bye-bye-bluetooth/

1 comments

> aughts

Nice, never knew what to call that decade before.