Using laptop as bluetooth keyboard for Q

da84tona · 07-09-2007, 02:26 AM

I was wondering if it were possible to use my bluetooth enabled laptop as a bluetooth keyboard to type on my Q... I figure why not? surely there is a program somewhere that would allow this. anybody?

Pony99CA · 07-09-2007, 05:39 AM

Originally Posted by da84tona

I was wondering if it were possible to use my bluetooth enabled laptop as a bluetooth keyboard to type on my Q... I figure why not? surely there is a program somewhere that would allow this. anybody?

Your laptop's Bluetooth software would probably need to support the HID profile.

If it doesn't, there are other remote control programs, like Pocket Controller Professional, but I don't know if they work over Bluetooth.

Steve

da84tona · 07-09-2007, 03:51 PM

Originally Posted by Pony99CA

Your laptop's Bluetooth software would probably need to support the HID profile.

If it doesn't, there are other remote control programs, like Pocket Controller Professional, but I don't know if they work over Bluetooth.

Steve

if it isn't listed as a possible service my laptop can offer, is it impossible to do it then? or is there a driver or something i need to download to make it support the HID profile

Pony99CA · 07-10-2007, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by da84tona

if it isn't listed as a possible service my laptop can offer, is it impossible to do it then? or is there a driver or something i need to download to make it support the HID profile

I have no idea. I don't use Bluetooth that much other than for headset/headphone support. If there is a driver or stack update, you'd have to check with the Bluetooth hardware vendor or the Bluetooth stack developer (Microsoft, Broadcom/Widcomm, BlueSoleil, etc.).

Did you check Pocket Controller Pro? That provides keyboard support for many PDAs, so if it works over Bluetooth ActiveSync, it might do what you want.

Steve