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chatterbox 2007-05-14 18:25

Use phone keyboard for tablet input via bluetooth?
 
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas on how to set up input from another device over bluetooth? For instance, I have a Nokia 6820 which has bluetooth and folds out into a thumb keyboard. Does anyone think it'd be possible to tether it with my 770 in a way that allows keyboard input from the phone to the tablet? If it were possible, I'm assuming it would require an app on the phone (yay java!).

I've tried the on-screen thumboard, but it's harder to use and less responsive than the phone's keyboard (and the phone's browsing sucks). I do have a bluetooth keyboard, but generally only carry it when I know I'll use it. Being able to use the phone in a pinch would be kinda neat.

Ideas?

chatterbox 2007-05-14 21:04

Re: Use phone keyboard for tablet input via bluetooth?
 
I found another post along the same lines in a different forum, pretty much agreeing that it'd be cool but not likely to happen for various reasons:

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/foru...ic.php?t=36325

Karel Jansens 2007-05-14 21:36

Re: Use phone keyboard for tablet input via bluetooth?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by chatterbox (Post 48449)
I found another post along the same lines in a different forum, pretty much agreeing that it'd be cool but not likely to happen for various reasons:

http://www.pocketpcthoughts.com/foru...ic.php?t=36325

Why go look so far? :cool:

http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ead.php?t=5556

chatterbox 2007-05-15 13:49

Re: Use phone keyboard for tablet input via bluetooth?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Karel Jansens (Post 48454)

Hrm, somehow that didn't show up in my search, some term I used might not have matched. Good to see that other people have considered the problem too!

I think the series 60 phones might be better able to do this than my old series 40 phone, they seem more flexible with content and programs. If only a developer for them wanted to take it on!

Karel Jansens 2007-05-16 12:05

Re: Use phone keyboard for tablet input via bluetooth?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by chatterbox (Post 48556)
Hrm, somehow that didn't show up in my search, some term I used might not have matched. Good to see that other people have considered the problem too!

I think the series 60 phones might be better able to do this than my old series 40 phone, they seem more flexible with content and programs. If only a developer for them wanted to take it on!

I've done a quick sniff around the interwebs; there doesn't seem to be any S60 programs that allow the use of a Symbian device's keyboard as a BT keyboard on another device.

I'm kinda surprised about that, it seemed so obvious.


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