Longhorn Feature: Bluetooth
I often say bad things about WindowsXP's lack of built-in Bluetooth support. I know there are plenty of articles that state that Bluetooth is dead, but with support on the PocketPC, it seems like there should be some support in XP. Bluetooth support on the PocketPC is much better than on XP.
I assumed since I had not heard anything about Bluetooth support on Longhorn, that it was not there. I was actually thinking of writing a blog entry about what it was missing. I decided I should test it out before I started pointing fingers. I'm glad I did. As soon as I plugged in my Bluetooth adaptor, Longhorn recognized it and allowed me to connect to my phone and PocketPC.
There seems to only be support for doing dialup and serial connections right now, but hopefully sending files, sharing contacts, and other useful services will be available in later versions. Yet another feature I did not expect to see, but I am very happy it's there.
Now I just need to dig into the API's and see if they are any better than the Bluetooth API's on XP. Fingers crossed for a managed Bluetooth API.