I've just got a new ThinkOutside stowaway bluetooth keybard, actually the fourth of these I've owned now. So I know for a fact that they sometimes work, and even started a wiki page about them:

http://wiki.maemo.org/Fremantle_Blue...eyboard_Layout

This new keyboard has trouble pairing. I put the keyboard into pairing mode, with the LED flashing. On the N900 I select "Devices", "New", "Think Outside Keyboard", then "Pair". Then I type the code into the keyboard. The N900 reports "Pairing complete" and adds it to the list of devices. But then the keyboard immediately reverts to flashing its LED, and the bluetooth icon is white.

Now, if I select "Think Outside Keyboard" from the list of Bluetooth devices and tap "Edit", it has a greyed-out "Disconnect" button. So I can't connect and I can't disconnect. That's pretty weird, right? What does it mean when a device is in this state?

As I say, this is my fourth of these keyboards. Sometimes they're branded ThinkOutside, sometimes iGo. And I have another of these keyboards at home that behaves the same way. I thought it was broken, but now I'm thinking that there could be a different version of the firmware that behaves slightly differently.

My question is: does anyone know what the greyed-out Disconnect button means, and does anyone have any suggestions for making it work?