Technology is the usage and knowledge of tools, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of

organization. The word technology comes from the Greek technología (τεχνολογία) — téchnē
(τέχνη), an 'art', 'skill' or 'craft' and -logía (-λογία), the study of something, or the
branch of knowledge of a discipline.[1] The term can either be applied generally or to
specific areas: examples include construction technology, medical technology, or
state-of-the-art technology or high technology. Technologies can also be exemplified
in a material product, for example an object can be termed state of the art...

Technology has affected society and its surroundings in a number of ways. In many societies,
technology has helped develop more advanced economies (including today's global economy)
and has allowed the rise of a leisure class. Many technological processes produce unwanted by-
products, known as pollution, and deplete natural resources, to the detriment of the Earth and its
environment. Various implementations of technology influence the values of a society and new
technology often raises new ethical questions. Examples include the rise of the notion of
efficiency in terms of human productivity, a term originally applied only to machines, and the
challenge of traditional norms.

However it is often found that people use the latest technology wihtout much knowledge of the
things that they use..this article will help you know about the basic principles used in the most
widely used technologies...

lets start with bluetooth..

BLUETOOTH-Bluetooth is an open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short
distances (using short wavelength radio transmissions) from fixed and mobile devices, creating
personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security. Created by telecoms vendor Ericsson
in 1994,it was originally conceived as a wireless alternative to RS-232 data cables. It can connect
several devices, overcoming problems of synchronization. Today Bluetooth is managed by the
Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
A master Bluetooth device can communicate with up to seven devices in a Wireless User Group.
This network group of up to eight devices is called a piconet. The devices can switch roles, by
agreement, and the slave can become the master at any time.

At any given time, data can be transferred between the master and one other device.

The master switches rapidly from one device to another in a round-robin fashion. Simultaneous
transmission from the master to multiple other devices is possible via broadcast mode, but this
capability is infrequently used in practice.

The Bluetooth Core Specification provides for the connection of two or more piconets to form a
scatternet, in which certain devices serve as bridges, simultaneously playing the master role in
one piconet and the slave role in another.

Many USB Bluetooth adapters or "dongles" are available, some of which also include an IrDA
adapter. Older (pre-2003) Bluetooth dongles, however, have limited capabilities, offering only the
Bluetooth Enumerator and a less-powerful Bluetooth Radio incarnation. Such devices can link
computers with Bluetooth with a distance of 100 meters, but they do not offer much in the way of
services that modern adapters do.
Uses-
Bluetooth is a standard communications protocol primarily designed for low power consumption,
with a short range (power-class-dependent: 100 m, 10 m and 1 m, but ranges vary in practice;
see table below) based on low-cost transceiver microchips in each device.[6] Because the
devices use a radio (broadcast) communications system, they do not have to be in line of sight of
each other

2.wifi
Wi-Fi (pronounced /ˈwaɪfaɪ/) is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance that manufacturers may use to
brand certified products that belong to a class of wireless local area network (WLAN) devices
based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. 802.11 is the most widely used WLAN technology.
Because of the close relationship with the underlying standards, the term Wi-Fi is often used as a
synonym for IEEE 802.11 technology.[1][2] WiFi was invented by a group of Australian scientists
from CSIRO in 1992; which was also the year they patented the first Wireless technology. The
patents and settlements so far have reaped the Australian science industry hundreds of millions
of dollars.[3]

Not every IEEE 802.11-compliant device is submitted for certification to the Wi-Fi Alliance. The
lack of Wi-Fi certification does not necessarily imply a device is incompatible with Wi-Fi devices.

IEEE 802.11 devices are installed in many personal computers, video game consoles, MP3
players, smartphones, printers, and other peripherals, and newer laptop computers.The term Wi-
Fi suggests Wireless Fidelity, resembling the long-established audio-equipment classification
term high fidelity (in use since the 1930s) or Hi-Fi (used since 1950.A Wi-Fi enabled device such
as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone or digital audio player can connect to
the Internet when within range of a wireless network connected to the Internet. The coverage of
one or more (interconnected) access points — called hotspots — can comprise an area as small
as a few rooms or as large as many square miles. Coverage in the larger area may depend on a
group of access points with overlapping coverage.