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Connect to Bluetooth devices
From the course: Working with Computers and Devices
Connect to Bluetooth devices
- Many of today's computers, especially portable devices, like laptops and tablet computers, include a technology called Bluetooth. Bluetooth is a short range wireless technology, mostly used to reduce the use of cables. You're probably familiar with this technology in the form of Bluetooth headsets that many people use to talk on their mobile phones. But Bluetooth is also used for many other types of devices, like replacing a wired keyboard or mouse to eliminate the clutter of cables normally needed to connect those devices to your computer. Now, because we are dealing with a wireless technology, the important thing is to make sure that your Bluetooth device such as a mouse and your computer recognize each other and that someone nearby can't take control of your computer with their Bluetooth mouse. You accomplish this by performing a task called pairing your devices. So let's take a look at how we do this. For this…
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