Bluetooth bites into the mainstream.

(From Newswire (VNU))

Bluetooth-enabled devices are poised to enter mainstream markets as sales of equipment supporting the technology will see a 60 per cent compound annual growth rate between 2003 and 2008. A report from In-Stat/MDR noted that Bluetooth mobile phones, PDAs and headsets have been making significant sales gains over the past year. The analyst firm also found sales of Bluetooth kit taking off in the automotive market and the emerging sector of personal mobile gateway products. "Most of the end-use markets for this technology seem to be making significant headway," said Joyce Putscher, …