I know Stowaway make a bluetooth mouse for PPC, but can I get my MS one working with my XDA2i with some kind of HID driver that will recognise a BT mouse?
I already have a serial Stowaway keyboard, having a mouse too would make this a fantastic set-up.
I can't believe with all the other techies on here nobody has tried?
a search proved that somebody have
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=19139&highlight=bluetooth+mouse
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=11728&highlight=bluetooth+mouse
a google search resulted in this
http://www.mrgadget.com.au/2005/04/thinkoutside-stowaway-bluetooth-travel.html
Well I could have easily topped up old posts that hadn't actually solved this question
I chose not to though, and my very first line was "I know Stowaway make a bluetooth mouse for PPC" so your google link didn't help much either.
I have managed to use HID drivers for a USB connected mouse on my Toshiba e800, but the fact remains, I do not have a Stowaway mouse, nor do I like topping old posts, especially where nothing was actually solved.
Has anyone got anything actually useful to post here?
I have a Sprint Touch Pro 2 and I am trying to connect a Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard and mouse that I use almost daily. I have spent more than 72 hrs researching this on XDA and other sites. The drivers are old and iGo (http://corporate.igo.com/support/Drivers.asp) is not updating them anymore.
It could be as simple as turning off the bluetooth hid, the BT stack could just be incompatible, or the existing driver could be reengineered by someone who knows what they are doing.
Interestingly, I got an old driver for WM2002 to work on the keyboard, but it is laggy, and I really need the mouse to work.
I know I can connect the keyboard using the straight bluetooth hid without special drivers but it defeats the special features on the KB.
I have tried the teksoft driver for the mouse and it does not work on my TP2 http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=bluemouse
I know XDA is for sharing, but I am willing to donate to anyone to get this setup working.
Thanks,
jonner
Sprint TP2
Stock Rom
Think Outside BT keyboard and mouse
I'm sort of surprised its nowhere to be found, so I started one.
What bluetooth keyboards CAN we use on the Optimus 3D P920??
Blueinput etc dont work.. nothing. ICM7 on my p920 and you lose the 3D features just to use a HID bluetooth keyboard..
Please lets start a list of working blueooth keyboards for the p920 here...
I think the list with be beneficial to many.
Thanks
Well...it might be a surprise because...
cinemania1000 said:
I'm sort of surprised its nowhere to be found, so I started one.
What bluetooth keyboards CAN we use on the Optimus 3D P920??
Blueinput etc dont work.. nothing. ICM7 on my p920 and you lose the 3D features just to use a HID bluetooth keyboard..
Please lets start a list of working blueooth keyboards for the p920 here...
I think the list with be beneficial to many.
Thanks
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Maybe others did tried to hook up a BT keyboard but it didn't work. Might not be related to but I think that as long as eLGy won't have USB Host feature there won't be anything that could be attached to, not even BT keyboard. Honestly, if you want to use your computer or a keyboard to type in your messages you can use AirDroid - search it on Google play.
It's an app that through the same Wifi on which are connected PC and Android phone let's you administrate your phone - it does almost everything, including typing messages, only calls are a NO at this moment.
I use it. Cause anyway...to have your BT keyboard always with you I, in my humble opinion, don't find it so convenient cause I'm a fast typer with standard on screen keyboard.
From my personal experience - and this goes to USB Host feature, I saw it on tablet or anyway on devices with big batteries, something like from 2500mAh in up. I had two Archos tablets that had this feature.
Hope that helps.
Install Cyanogenmod, then your bluetooth keyboard will work. Stock ROM will never work with Bluetooth Input(keyboard etc)
I am trying to develop an Andorid app that will turn the device into a USB connected mouse. I know there are a lot of stuff on the market like this but almost all of them require a software installation on the PC. What I want to do is to have the phone be recognized as a mouse driver.
My team and I have been doing extensive research on this as we have worked on Android before. We are having difficulty on how to turn the phone into a mouse driver. My first plan is to learn how real mouse gets recognized as a mouse from the PC and then translate that to Android device.
Any suggestions? We would really appreciate any ideas and inputs.
Thanks,
Very usefull work
I realy want this app but cant find...
U can speak with bluetooth mouse makers or microsoft! To know how a windows can find driver for mouse
Sorry for bad english!!!
Very good idea. I was hoping you might success.
Thanks for the response guys. I am looking into bluetooth function as well. The main problem seems to be the communication between the PC and the phone, so we are considering using a board but that will not be consumer friendly.
I wish I can just figure out how real wireless mouse works... it is a good idea as mentioned to contact one of the mouse makers but I don't think they will tell me anything xD
Is it possible to use Bluetooth mouse and keyboard with the RT or Pro simultaneously?
You'd want to use Mouse Without Borders or Synergy (will require "jailbreaking" the RT) to control two devices with one set of peripherals. Otherwise, no - Bluetooth peripherals can only be actively paired with one machine.
GoodDayToDie said:
You'd want to use Mouse Without Borders or Synergy (will require "jailbreaking" the RT) to control two devices with one set of peripherals. Otherwise, no - Bluetooth peripherals can only be actively paired with one machine.
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That's not true. My Surface Pro actively pairs with a BT mouse, a BT keyboard and a HTC phone (BT tethering) simultaneously without any issue. My Samsung GT 7.0 plus did the same thing.
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Is it possible to use Bluetooth mouse and keyboard with the RT or Pro simultaneously?
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Yep, and a few more peripherals as well. Can't remember the upper limit, but it's like 7 simultaneously? Something like that.
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That's not true. My Surface Pro actively pairs with a BT mouse, a BT keyboard and a HTC phone (BT tethering) simultaneously without any issue. My Samsung GT 7.0 plus did the same thing.
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It's not just paring it simultaneously, but using it simultaneously. I don't want to buy a cover keyboard because I already have a wedge keyboard and mouse. I might be forced to buy the cover if I can't use my intended setup simultaneously.
Ah... I may have misinterpreted the request. It is of course possible to use multiple peripherals with one device at the same time. I thought you were asking about using the same peripherals with multiple devices at once (which is possible via software like Mouse Without Borders).
Stupid ambiguous English "or". I need to stop parsing sentences so literally. I didn't realize that one-device-many-peripherals was even soemthing somebody would ask about.
I use my Apple bluetooth keyboard and Magic Mouse together with my Surface Pro without any problems. ....well, there's one problem... the mouse lags big time when I'm downloading files over wifi. This is due to interference caused by 2.4Ghz wifi & bluetooth operating at the same time. There's no lag when I'm just browsing the web though.
lsquare said:
It's not just paring it simultaneously, but using it simultaneously. I don't want to buy a cover keyboard because I already have a wedge keyboard and mouse. I might be forced to buy the cover if I can't use my intended setup simultaneously.
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I meant use them simultaneously, not just pair.
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GoodDayToDie said:
Ah... I may have misinterpreted the request. It is of course possible to use multiple peripherals with one device at the same time. I thought you were asking about using the same peripherals with multiple devices at once (which is possible via software like Mouse Without Borders).
Stupid ambiguous English "or". I need to stop parsing sentences so literally. I didn't realize that one-device-many-peripherals was even soemthing somebody would ask about.
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You were right. I ever tried using one bt mouse to control two devices and failed. I thought you were talking the same question the op asked.
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That's not true. My Surface Pro actively pairs with a BT mouse, a BT keyboard and a HTC phone (BT tethering) simultaneously without any issue. My Samsung GT 7.0 plus did the same thing.
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Thats 1 host connecting to many devices. GoodDay said its impossible for 1 device to connect to many hosts. Technically he is wrong as bluetooth slaves can have more than 1 master but this is very difficult to do and the HID profile for mice and keyboards does not support that either then making him right again.
But yeah. But otherwise yeah. A tablet or laptop or any other bluetooth master/host can connect to multiple devices/slaves at one time. One bluetooth adaptor should be able to connect to 7 other devices at once although some support less (this is rare).
Under normal conditions though a bluetooth mouse or keyboard (a slave device) cannot connect to more than one device AT ONE TIME. There are pieces of software which allow multiple PC's to share a mouse or keyboard though.
Ah cool, I didn't know that some BT profiles support multiple hosts active at once. I've only ever used mice and headsets, and the mice (didn't try the headsets) would need to be re-paired with the other computer if I wanted to switch which one it was connected to.
In any case, multiple clients was definitely supported, and this was in Vista. I'm sure Win8 has no issues there.
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Ah cool, I didn't know that some BT profiles support multiple hosts active at once
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Yeah, its a right pain in the ass to deal with though. Sometimes gets used in robotics. You probably wont ever find it in consumer use, most consumer applications for bluetooth just need the 1 host.
Another weird quirk in bluetooth is switching roles on the fly. 2 devices, ie 2 phones, can start a connection with one of them acting as master and the other as slave, mid way through communication they can then reverse that role. Seen that one used before.
Blue Ant has an earpiece that can pair to two phones at the same time. I used to have one. Had it paired with my work phone and personal phone. It had different ring tones for both phones. You could also switch between the phones while on a call if the other phone recieved a call.
i've tried logitech k400 with my surface - minikeyboard&touchpad-in-one. works perfect.
2nd solution: you can use any usb-hub to connect your favorite usb keyboard and mouse and even something else simultaneously. :good: