kenny
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I just discovered something very useful (to me at least) over the weekend. I've done a quick search of the forums for the last few months, and didn't see any mention of this, so forgive me if this is not new to anyone.
As you all know, Jaguar has on-board support for Bluetooth, and the Apple store sells the D-Link USB-Bluetooth adaptor. What I didn't know is that other Bluetooth adaptors also work.
So, over the weekend, I got my hands on both a Belkin (F8T001) and an Ambicom USB Bluetooth adaptor. Both were immediately recognized by the Mac, and within moments, I was able to sync up my Palm Tungsten T, my iPod, iCal, and Address book wirelessly (except the iPod, of course)!!! And, sending Memos, Voicenotes, contacts, todo's, and appointments individually all works perfectly, as does installing applications to the palm without using iSync, HotSync or anything else -- just drag and drop! I am so stoked!!
Nice thing is that the Belkin is the same price as the D-Link, but has a huge antenna on it, so it should have a much better range than the dongle thing from D-Link (Belkin claims up to 100 metres). The Ambicom was not so hot (short range, and expensive), but works nevertheless.
I'm guessing that there's probably others that work; anyone have any other confirmed compatible BT USB adaptors?
As you all know, Jaguar has on-board support for Bluetooth, and the Apple store sells the D-Link USB-Bluetooth adaptor. What I didn't know is that other Bluetooth adaptors also work.
So, over the weekend, I got my hands on both a Belkin (F8T001) and an Ambicom USB Bluetooth adaptor. Both were immediately recognized by the Mac, and within moments, I was able to sync up my Palm Tungsten T, my iPod, iCal, and Address book wirelessly (except the iPod, of course)!!! And, sending Memos, Voicenotes, contacts, todo's, and appointments individually all works perfectly, as does installing applications to the palm without using iSync, HotSync or anything else -- just drag and drop! I am so stoked!!
Nice thing is that the Belkin is the same price as the D-Link, but has a huge antenna on it, so it should have a much better range than the dongle thing from D-Link (Belkin claims up to 100 metres). The Ambicom was not so hot (short range, and expensive), but works nevertheless.
I'm guessing that there's probably others that work; anyone have any other confirmed compatible BT USB adaptors?