Thread: blue tooth keyboard for Nokia N900
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AloxeCorton is offline AloxeCorton
2009-12-24 , 18:38
Posts: 19 | Thanked: 4 times | Joined on Dec 2009 @ France
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Originally Posted by kharmafish View Post
i just been looking for a bluetooth keyboard for the Nokia which im picking up on 26th
just need to know if anyone knows if this will work with the nokia or has any other suggestions.

http://www.suntekstore.co.uk/Mini-Wi...PC-Mobile.html
Mini Palm-sized Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard 83Keys for PC Mobile (19.99) here is the spec:

Specifications:
Frequency Range: 2.4-2.4835GHz ISM
Receiving Sensitivity: -85bm (standard)
RF Output Power: Class 2. up to 4 bm

thanks in advance

brad
I tried using an AZERTY bluetooth flexible silicon keyboard ( http://fr.shopping.com/xPO-Clavier-e...ur-bleu-azerty ).
I was able to pair up fairly well with the N900 after editing the N900's bluetooth profile to allow for input. To pair up, I had to type in the bluetooth code given to me by the N900 on the bluetooth keyboard itself and press enter. The problem is that it's an azerty keyboard and when I type on it, the N900 interprets is like an english QWERTY keyboard. In addition, there are many keys that aren't recognized.
Apparently keyboard layouts can't easily be changed at this time but it has been reported as a bug (look it up on some other recent discussion threads; if I remember well Valério Valério is on top of this issue). I'm hoping forthcoming maemo updates and/or user hacks will allow us to use external bluetooth keyboards. I also tried my bluetooth logitech V470 and, even though it paired up well, the movement was hectic and it wasn't usable as a pointer...to sum it up, the maemo bluetooth input stack needs to be worked on.

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