Re: Bluetooth info

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Not to bill a kiljoy, but Vitorio just launched a wiki on wearable computin=
g
that would be nice if everyone could contribute to. Honestly I wish I had
started one first on igargoyle since I'd like the site to be more community
oriented (looking for more writers *hint*hint*), but since he already did
one, I figured it would be better to have one community resource that was
really good instead of two that were so-so.

nym
http://igargoyle.com/

On 4/25/06, Dom <> wrote:
>
> My colleague has reported success running a bluetooth dongle under KDE
> using kbluetoothd. Apparently the only thing it's couldn't see was his
> Motorola SLVR - but he's only just got the phone so I suspect user error
> [not that he'll be able to do much with the phone even if Linux could
> see it].
>
> He's running Mandriva on a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro.
>
> On Sun, 2006-04-23 at 23:58 -0600, Freeman Pascal wrote:
> > Bluetooth has been promising PAN (personal area network) devices for
> > last few years.  I haven't been tracking, but my initial sense is
> > that it's finally maturing to the point it's worth looking at for
> > wearable peripheral connectivity (keyboards, headsets, display devices)=
.
> >
> > I would be interested in any comments that folks have from their
> > experience with bluetooth.  I would also be interested in any
> > information on bluetooth adaptors (USB, CF, etc.) that folks have
> > used with Linux reliably.
> >
> > Has anyone built a twiddler bluetooth interface yet?
> >
> > -Freeman
> >
> >
> > "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is
> > a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress."
> > =97 John Adams
> >
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Not to bill a kiljoy, but Vitorio just launched a wiki on wearable computin=
g that would be nice if everyone could contribute to. Honestly I wish I had=
 started one first on igargoyle since I'd like the site to be more communit=
y oriented (looking for more writers *hint*hint*), but since he already did=
 one, I figured it would be better to have one community resource that was =
really good instead of two that were so-so.
<br><br>nym<br><a href=3D"http://igargoyle.com/">http://igargoyle.com/</a><=
br><br><div><span class=3D"gmail_quote">On 4/25/06, <b class=3D"gmail_sende=
rname">Dom</b> <<a href=3D"mailto:"></a>>=
 wrote:
</span><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1px solid rg=
b(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">My colleag=
ue has reported success running a bluetooth dongle under KDE<br>using kblue=
toothd. Apparently the only thing it's couldn't see was his
<br>Motorola SLVR - but he's only just got the phone so I suspect user erro=
r<br>[not that he'll be able to do much with the phone even if Linux could<=
br>see it].<br><br>He's running Mandriva on a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro.
<br><br>On Sun, 2006-04-23 at 23:58 -0600, Freeman Pascal wrote:<br>> Bl=
uetooth has been promising PAN (personal area network) devices for<br>> =
last few years.  I haven't been tracking, but my initial sense is=
<br>> that it's finally maturing to the point it's worth looking at for
<br>> wearable peripheral connectivity (keyboards, headsets, display dev=
ices).<br>><br>> I would be interested in any comments that folks hav=
e from their<br>> experience with bluetooth.  I would also be =
interested in any
<br>> information on bluetooth adaptors (USB, CF, etc.) that folks have<=
br>> used with Linux reliably.<br>><br>> Has anyone built a twiddl=
er bluetooth interface yet?<br>><br>> -Freeman<br>><br>><br>
> "In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless ma=
n is<br>> a shame, two is a law firm and three or more is a congress.&qu=
ot;<br>> =97 John Adams<br>><br>><br>> ________________________=
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