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Bluetooth Related Tech Challenge

Aug 21, 2006 12:15AM PDT

I have:

Nokia 6230
Toshiba Equium Laptop with USB 2.0 ports
Windows XP Home Edition
Nokia Connectivity cable

I am planning to buy a bluetooth donlge for my laptop, but then wondered: Would it be possible to connect my phone to my laptop (via the cable or infra-red) and then use the bluetooth on the phone, making my phone itself the bluetooth dongle. Unleashing it's power to my laptop.

Any tech-wizard up for the challenge?

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Unlikely.
Aug 21, 2006 12:25AM PDT

Outside of the Linux bluetooth efforts, bluetooth insides are closed source and not open to us doing much more than what they give us.

Yes, I've been using bluetooth in embedded applications and the closed world that it is has hampered adoption.

Bob

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Aug 22, 2006 2:50AM PDT