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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: My first post...Can the Jukebox do bluetooth?Re: My first post...Can the Jukebox do bluetooth?
From: Fred Maxwell <rockbox_at_anti-spam.org>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:37:16 -0500 However, if we like being technically correct (which I do), the two interfaces are "host" and "device" -- as denoted in the USB 1.1 specification. Regards, Fred Maxwell Chris Muth wrote: >If we feel like being politically incorrect (which I do), USB is this. > >There are two kinds of USB interfaces; the Master and the Slave. >It makes sense, the master says what to do, and the slave does it. Period! > >-Chris > >On 2/12/04 at 1:25 PM Fred Maxwell wrote: > > > >>There are two kinds of USB interfaces; host and device. The USB >>interface in your PC is a host interface. The USB interface in your >>ARCHOS Jukebox, an iPod, a digital camera, a mouse, or a keyboard is a >>"device" interface. So is the interface in a USB Bluetooth adapter. You >>cannot hook two USB devices together and have them talk to one another. >> >>The Bluetooth wireless communications scheme has a theoretical maximum >>data transfer of 723 kbps. In the real world, it's going to be a lot >>less. That's not a lot of bandwidth when you're downloading MP3 files. >>Compare that to the 12mbps of even USB 1.1 and it's rather weak. >>Compared to 480mbps of USB 2.0, it's downright pathetic. >> >>Regards, >>Fred Maxwell >> >>Ready, Matthew wrote: >> >> >> >>>The future of mobile computing and multimedia is going to be bluetooth >>>enabled hard drives. These devices will enable everything from pda >>>watches, cell phones, and ear pieces to have access to high quality >>>databases of multimedia content. The question I have is who will be >>>first? Apple or someone else? Ipod is apparently going bluetooth soon. >>>I was wondering, is it possible to make the Archos Jukebox do >>>bluetooth networking using a simply USB bluetooth dongle? There are >>>tons of them available cheap such as this one at walmart: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=2432046&sourceid=1500000000000000624080_ >> >> >><http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=2432046&sourceid=1500000000000000624080> >> >> >>>Anyways, that’s my question. I am looking forward to the replies! >>> >>>Matt >>> >>>www.wisdomproject.net >>> >>>------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox >>> >>> >>> >>> >>_______________________________________________ >>http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox >> >> > > > >_______________________________________________ >http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox > > > > _______________________________________________ http://cool.haxx.se/mailman/listinfo/rockbox Received on 2004-02-12 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |