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    Bluetooth in Laptops..what can I use it for?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by wildviper, Jan 16, 2007.

  1. wildviper

    wildviper Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone have any idea how Bluetooth can be used on a laptop besides headphones for gamin???

    I can't figure it out. I want speakers with bluetooth, but that is not available yet.
     
    wildviper, Jan 16, 2007
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    NetBrakr Notebook Deity

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    Headphones, cell phones, some printers/scanners, cameras, mice and keyboards are a few things available with BT.
     
    vespoli, Jan 16, 2007
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    also you can hook up the wiimote from the nintendo wii
     
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    There are also remote controls that use BT. More specific on cell phones, it can use your computer speakers and mic, you can use your phone as a modem, File Transfer (ringers, music, pictures, etc.) and Object push, which pretty much means to send someone your business card. NOTE: note all BT enable phones support all of these features. Most are designed to, but a lot of cell companies cripple its capabilities such as file transfer so you have to pay for their services to get ringers or send pictures.
     
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    i use it all the time to link it to my cell phone. I make calls with my laptop as well as transfer files. The list of reasons will just keep on getting bigger as more bluetooth devices become available. It's a feature that I would definitely get if I were in the market for a notebook.
     
    Turbonetdis, Jan 18, 2007
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