Bluesniping has emerged as a method for Bluesnarfing, or simply identifying Bluetooth-enabled devices, at longer ranges than normally possible. According to Wired Magazine this method surfaced at the Black Hat and DefCon hacker conferences of 2004 where it was shown on the G4techTV show The Screen Savers. Bluesnarfing is the theft of information from a wireless device through a Bluetooth connection, often between phones, desktops, laptops, and PDAs. ... Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs), also known as IEEE 802. ... G4techTV (May 28, 2004 – February 15, 2005) was a cable and satellite channel resulting from a merger between Comcast-owned G4 and TechTV. The headquarters were based in Los Angeles. ... The Screen Savers (May 11, 1998 - March 18, 2005) was a live American TV show on TechTV. The show launched concurrently with the channel ZDTV (later known as TechTV) on May 11, 1998. ...

In Flexilis' 2005 re-design the 'rifle' features a directional antenna, Linux-powered embedded PC, and Bluetooth module all mounted on a Ruger 10/22 folding stock. According to Flexilis, the rifle is capable of targeting Bluetooth at ranges up to one mile. Linux (also known as GNU/Linux) is a Unix-like computer operating system. ... Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs), also known as IEEE 802. ... The Ruger 10/22 is a semi-automatic rimfire rifle which fires . ... Bluetooth is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks (PANs), also known as IEEE 802. ...