Use Bluetooth to send large files via WiFi

I’m not sure I’ve understood this properly, but the latest Bluetooth announcement deals with the issue of sending large files from one device to the other. While it seems like a temporary solution — until Bluetooth 3.0 specification is finished and widely adopted in a range of devices — it does sound kinda neat when you think about it. Basically, with some firmware update we should be able to exchange files much faster using the devices we have today.

According to Bluetooth SIG, this innovative method of radio substitution will allow the well known Bluetooth protocols, profiles, security and pairing to be used in consumer devices while achieving faster throughput with momentary use of a secondary radio already present in the device — that’s in case your phone does also sport a WiFi radio.

The core specification enabling the Alternate MAC/PHY is expected to be published to members in mid-2009, and in the meantime, Bluetooth 2.1 combined with the good ol’ USB cable will still to do the job.