Sunday, March 10, 2002
Review: AXIS 9010 Bluetooth Access Point
Posted by Tycho Morgan in "ARTICLE" @ 06:02 PM
http://pdanews.scoca-k12.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=133
I think Bluetooth is one of the best ideas to come around in the area of mobile technology to date. If they could only get their act together, I think some really amazing things could begin to happen. One of the most important things, in my mind, is to keep the price of equipment in a reasonable range, and it should be only marginally more expensive than comparable non-Bluetooth enabled equipment. It's quite possible that these are dreams, but at this point (at least in my corner of the world) the whole idea of Bluetooth is a dream.
At any rate, a site covering PDAs for Ohio educators, has recently posed a review of the AXIS 9010 Bluetooth Access Point, a Bluetooth access point that will connect with your LAN and provide a Bluetooth gateway onto your network. In open area this access point may provide you with a maximum range of up to 300 feet in open air. This looks like a great idea, if only it were reasonably priced.
"Priced at $495, the AXIS 9010 is meant for the businees user at this point. While certainly much less expensive then our Cisco WiFi Access Points, it's still about $200 more than consumer grade WiFi APs like the Netgear AP I have for home use. Recent articles have been tantalizing with the prospect that BT Access Points could get as low as $30, making them an extremely viable option for the home user. I'm sure that as Bluetooth progresses in the marketplace, we'll see the price of Access Points begin to drop dramatically."
"The AXIS 9010 Bluetooth Access Point is a fine product that does exactly what it is designed for, without annoying bugs or 'gotchas'."
I think Bluetooth is one of the best ideas to come around in the area of mobile technology to date. If they could only get their act together, I think some really amazing things could begin to happen. One of the most important things, in my mind, is to keep the price of equipment in a reasonable range, and it should be only marginally more expensive than comparable non-Bluetooth enabled equipment. It's quite possible that these are dreams, but at this point (at least in my corner of the world) the whole idea of Bluetooth is a dream.
At any rate, a site covering PDAs for Ohio educators, has recently posed a review of the AXIS 9010 Bluetooth Access Point, a Bluetooth access point that will connect with your LAN and provide a Bluetooth gateway onto your network. In open area this access point may provide you with a maximum range of up to 300 feet in open air. This looks like a great idea, if only it were reasonably priced.
"Priced at $495, the AXIS 9010 is meant for the businees user at this point. While certainly much less expensive then our Cisco WiFi Access Points, it's still about $200 more than consumer grade WiFi APs like the Netgear AP I have for home use. Recent articles have been tantalizing with the prospect that BT Access Points could get as low as $30, making them an extremely viable option for the home user. I'm sure that as Bluetooth progresses in the marketplace, we'll see the price of Access Points begin to drop dramatically."
"The AXIS 9010 Bluetooth Access Point is a fine product that does exactly what it is designed for, without annoying bugs or 'gotchas'."
