Bluetooth is a specification for short-range wireless connectivity between Bluetooth-enabled devices (PCs, PDAs, smartphones or pagers fitted with the appropriate chip). Bluetooth has a range of 10 metres and currently supports a transfer rate of 1Mbps. The Bluetooth specification is maintained by the Bluetooth SIG [Special Interest Group], set up in 1998 and made up of more than 2,000 members (including Microsoft®, IBM, Intel, Nokia, Toshiba, Motorola, Sony Ericsson and many others).