We had to come all the way to Copenhagen to learn how Bluetooth got its name. On a tour of Castles today, in an area just outside of Copenhagen called North Zealand, we were told that the name Bluetooth was taken from the 10th-century, second king of Denmark, King Harald Bluetooth. He was famous for uniting Scandinavia just as tech engineers intended to unite the PC and cellular industries with a short-range wireless link.

Listen to a quick explanation.

Frederiksborg Castle

Fredensborg Palace

Kronborg Castle, setting of Shakespeare’s Play Hamlet

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