# Why hasn't Bluetooth really taken off?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 1, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-bluetooth-really-taken-off/487931 "2009-03-01T23:20:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\
**Post date:** [March 2, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-bluetooth-really-taken-off/487931/8 "2009-03-02T00:03:52Z")

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A lot of people think you look like a big dork/geek with that thing in your ear. I hear that all the time. I am surprised I see women with those since I thought women certainly don’t want to look like a dork/geek.

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