Bluetooth Profiles

Rating:
Summary: Left Me Cold
Review: I was really looking for a book on how to use Bluetooth and what the applications were. This book is written for the geek and techno junky market and not the kind of person who wants to have the latest gadgets in their home and workplace. I was really frustrated to read on and on about profiles (what?) and technical data flow charts. The screen shots were the most useful part of the book.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderfully presented and thoroughly recommended!
Review: This book introduces all the profiles within the specification in a clear and dynamic manner. The mixture of illustrations and tables are used well, providing the reader with a clear representation of the subject.

The book introduces the relationship of the protocols and the profiles and looks at how they actually make up the applications we now see on the market. It continues providing an in-depth presentation of each profile, in a very well structured way. There is no randomness here! The profiles are presented with an insightful review of user expectations and possible future applications. Each chapter offers a presentation of the expected dependencies that a profile relies upon to get a fully working application. Sufficient detail is provided too, highlighting the idiosyncrasies of the Bluetooth protocol stack. Tables and illustrations are used well here.

In my opinion there is only one book on Bluetooth and that's Gratton's Bluetooth Profiles.

Rating:
Summary: Wonderfully presented and thoroughly recommended!
Review: This book introduces all the profiles within the specification in a clear and dynamic manner. The mixture of illustrations and tables are used well, providing the reader with a clear representation of the subject.

The book introduces the relationship of the protocols and the profiles and looks at how they actually make up the applications we now see on the market. It continues providing an in-depth presentation of each profile, in a very well structured way. There is no randomness here! The profiles are presented with an insightful review of user expectations and possible future applications. Each chapter offers a presentation of the expected dependencies that a profile relies upon to get a fully working application. Sufficient detail is provided too, highlighting the idiosyncrasies of the Bluetooth protocol stack. Tables and illustrations are used well here.

In my opinion there is only one book on Bluetooth and that's Gratton's Bluetooth Profiles.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent source for the right person
Review: This is an excellent source for the right person who is looking for it. If you are looking to find the nuts and bolts of Bluetooth profiles and what is under the wraps then you will find this book fascinating to read and do what ever you do. All you care is writing applications on bluetooth and looking for a book that can guide you, then this is probably not yours.