BLUETOOTH
Why is it called Bluetooth?
The communication technology called Bluetooth wasn’t named by accident. Bluetooth actually has a very regal background. It is named for Harold “Bluetooth” Gormsson who united three Danish tribes into a single kingdom. By naming the product Bluetooth, the company is saying that its technology does the same thing with communications protocols, uniting them into one universal standard.
But why Bluetooth? It turns out that Harold I of Denmark (Bluetooth to his friends) was very, very fond of blueberries and his teeth were permanently stained blue.
Even the very familiar Bluetooth logo hearkens back to our king with the blue grin; it’s a combination of the Danish runes Hagall (ᚼ) and Bjarkan (ᛒ), King Harold’s Initials.
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