I am using a Logitech mouse and keyboard with fl

crpaulk · 11-07-2003, 01:07 PM

I am using a Logitech mouse and keyboard with flex dock on M1300. Is there a booth tooth card that I can purchase so that I can use one of the new blue acessories?

thegallery · 11-11-2003, 03:39 AM

I don't know much about this but my guess is any Bluetooth USB "dongle" or Bluetooth PCMCIA card should work for you. (Unless "booth tooth" is something completely different?) Try eBay; lots of listings for both.

crpaulk · 11-11-2003, 11:48 AM

No, I mean blue tooth. Still havn't mastered the pen input. Need to pay attention to what I write or might find myself in hot worder. <-That was on purpose.:D

PeteW · 11-12-2003, 12:26 AM

The sad thing is I had to re-read both your posts two or three times to even catch the errors.
I'm curious to know if there is a pcmcia blue tooth card that does not protrude from the tablet at all.

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kneebuster · 11-12-2003, 03:44 AM

Check out the Bluetooth PC card from 3com
http://www.3com.com/prod/en_EU_EMEA/...sku=3CRWB6096B
Also available rebranded by HP (part # F2196A).

This card has an antenna that pops out (similar to the xjack modem cards). Most of the time I leave the antenna in without any trouble.

You can pick these up on ebay pretty regularly.[money]

Joel

gonate · 11-12-2003, 06:31 AM

I use the Belkin bluetooth card on my tabet. The antenna sticks out less than 1/2". Works perfectly. Well as perfectly as the crappy bluetooth standard can work.

I bought the refurbished one for $30.
http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProdu...duct_Id=140149

Came as new in a sealed box.

Bing · 11-12-2003, 10:06 AM

Kneebuster,

I have this same card that you have put up on the forum and I can not get it to work with my microsoft bluetooth intellimouse. It does not seem to support mice an keyboards... Is there a firmware update or sortware update?

Thanks for anyhelp in making this card work.

MobileOne · 11-12-2003, 10:53 AM

I have some experience with 3Com Bluetooth dongle, put not the x-jack card. The key will be the cards ability to support two simultaneous connections. (Yes, the bluetooth PAN can have 7 devices within the PAN, but the number of simultaneous connections is up to the implementations.)

I have the TDK Systems card which does support two connections, however, it's NOT an inexpensive card and it does stick out a bit.

Back to crpaulk's original post, if the intent is to use the wireless keyboard and mouse in conjunction with the flex dock, there are certainly a far greater number of USB Bluetooth solutions available to choose from.

On one final point, if you are a Wi-Fi user, be aware of the interference issues between .11b&g and Bluetooth. Know as well that if you look to solve the problem by going to a Class 1 Bluetooth devices, it can cause a significant hit to your WLAN performance.

/John

kneebuster · 11-12-2003, 03:42 PM

Bing,
If I recall correctly, the MS mouse and keyboard only work with the MS dongle, and the dongle doesn't work with other BT devices. I don't have these devices but do have a Logitech Cordless Presenter which is also BT and only works with its dongle. So I have 3 BT peripherals (presenter, phone, GPS) and two separate BT adapters. A bit inconvenient but not enough to make me give up BT.

Joel

Bing · 11-12-2003, 06:39 PM

Joel,

This is the real problem with BT I guess. The fact that I can not access all my BT devices with any BT reciever just seems wrong and that companies are not using the standard correctly.

Will be the death of BT probably

Bing