Hey friends, Happy Friday!
Apart from visiting my family last October, I took my first actual vacation in the last 1.5 years to Europe and I came back yesterday. So I’m sending this newsletter on a Friday instead of a Wednesday like I always do. I’ll definitely get to the emails I got by this weekend.
Let’s look at how Bluetooth works this week. I aim to write my newsletter issues in a way one can follow them while traveling on a bus, having a coffee, waiting for your food, etc. Let's jump in!
I’m sharing a cool fact about gadgets every day on Twitter. And here is one of them for you
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Fun fact: The terminology “Bluetooth” was given as a tribute to the Viking king Harald Bluetooth.
We looked at how Bluetooth works. But how does WiFi work differently from Bluetooth? Reply to this email with your thoughts, and we’ll have a discussion.
Thank you for reading!
Have a nice rest of the week, and take care!
Until next Wednesday,
Chendur
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