: İkonik Bluetooth adının ve sembolünün Viking kökenleri
In 2021 you might be hard-pressed to find anyone that doesn't know the [Bluetooth](https://www.bluetooth.com/) symbol. Today, it is one of the most recognisable logos on earth and the technology has a range of applications in everyday life. From pairing devices together and controlling your television to tracking your proximity to other people, Bluetooth is an integral part of our digital world. And while most will undoubtedly recognize the symbol, some may not know its slightly obscure origins. To get there, we must travel to the mid-1990s and then further back to the early Middle Ages, to an era of Viking raids and conquests, of cultural and religious upheaval. The inspiration for the term 'Bluetooth' and the iconic symbol came in the 1990s during a period of rapid innovation in wireless technology. A host of big tech companies, including Ericsson and Intel, were exploring the capabilities and possibilities of short-range radio link technology. Each company was pursuing its own vision of this technology, however, and adhered to its own standards. Intel, for example, referred to its wireless tech as 'Business-RF' while Ericsson named theirs 'MC-Link' and Nokia was working on a similar program known as 'Low Power RF'. In an effort to establish clear-cut industry standards and offer the convenience of cross-functionality, a number of organizations supported the creation of a 'Special Interest Group' (SIG). During a SIG meeting in Lund, Sweden, the organizations agreed to pool resources and collaborate closely moving forward.