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BerryReview Forums Tag: Bluetooth - Recent Topics http://www.berryreview.com/forums/tags/bluetooth Discuss Everything BlackBerry en-US Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:28:03 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.1 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://www.berryreview.com/forums/search.php sls on "Playbook Bridge" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/playbook-bridge#post-13096 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 01:46:30 +0000 sls 13096@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ Im thinkin of buying a playbook, im just woundering if i'll be able to use a blutooth headset + playbook at once connected to my bb ? DanielH on "Send files via bluetooth" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/send-files-via-bluetooth#post-11274 Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:37:40 +0000 DanielH 11274@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ The other day, my brother was asking for a song I had on my blackberry, I figured rather than go get my computer, I'll see if I can just send it to him via bluetooth (email att would have been too big) but I couldn't it out... So, is it possible to send a file from your blackberry to someone else, either on a pc or to someone else's blackberry? If not, is there an app? Ronen Halevy on "bbCard: Send & Receive Contacts Over Bluetooth From/To Other Devices" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/bbcard-send-receive-contacts-over-bluetooth-fromto-other-devices#post-3427 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 16:05:36 +0000 Ronen Halevy 3427@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img style="display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/bbcard_bluetooth" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bbcard-bluetooth.gif" alt="bbcard_bluetooth" width="http://www.berryreview.co/240" height="260" align="right" /> When I bought my first Bluetooth enabled BlackBerry I was kind of surprised to learn that you could not send and receive contacts over Bluetooth. This was such a basic feature on all my previous Nokia & Sony Ericsson phones that I just assumed it would be there. Over the years RIM allowed us to send contacts over email, BlackBerry Messenger, and IM and files/media over Bluetooth but still they do not let us send contacts over Bluetooth… (At least as far as I have seen) This is funny since 4.2+ OS versions let you send your whole address book to Bluetooth handsfree kits. Anton let me know that he developed bbCard for exactly this purpose. bbCard is simple application that lets you send and receive contacts over Bluetooth. Pretty simple right? Makes you wonder why RIM can’t/won’t do this natively? The app has a free 7 day trial for you to make sure it works <a href="http://store.berryreview.com/product.asp?id=27475&n=bbCard" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">after which it is $4.95 in the store</a> which is a tad high for a one trick wonder app. It works with all OS 4.2.1+ devices. From <a href="http://store.berryreview.com/product.asp?id=27475&n=bbCard" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">the description</a>: bbCard is a very simple to use Blackberry contacts exchange tool with user friendly interface dedicated mainly for Blackberry mobile users to send and receive instant your business, personal and family contacts with quick access enabled features. Supports all Bluetooth enabled mobile devices which your contacts are using. When using bbCard you can keep in touch with your contact details instantly on the fly no matter you are playing snooker, waiting at airport or simply you are at any corner of the world. bbCard enabled with simple Blackberry-like interface makes your work easier to exchange contacts details between Blackberry and any other Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone without any restrictions. Send and receive contacts like any other files on your Blackberry! Try for free with 7 days trial period. Features: <ul> <li>Send contact from Address Book</li> <li>Receive contacts from other mobile phones via Bluetooth</li> <li>Simple Blackberry-like interface</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/04/08/bbcard-send-receive-contacts-over-bluetooth-fromto-other-devices/" rel="nofollow">bbCard: Send & Receive Contacts Over Bluetooth From/To Other Devices</a> Ronen Halevy on "bluCTRL Now Free! Turn Your BlackBerry Into A Bluetooth Mouse & Keyboard" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/bluctrl-now-free-turn-your-blackberry-into-a-bluetooth-mouse-keyboard#post-1860 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:06:49 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1860@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 0px 5px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/image" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/image.png" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="image" width="http://www.berryreview.co/175" height="133" align="right" /> Mackie let me know that he got an email from bluCTRL that it will now be free for any non-commercial use! We mentioned bluCTRL before as a application that turns your BlackBerry into a Bluetooth keyboard for your computer. Making it free really makes me happy. <img src='http://www.berryreview.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='http://www.berryreview.co/wp-smiley' /> Though they are asking for donations to help support the application. BluCTRL now includes quite a few media functions including: <ul> <li>(Vol up/down/Mute)</li> <li>Alt-tab</li> <li>Ability to click and drag</li> <li>double click</li> <li>scroll with different combinations of alt/shift and the trackball</li> </ul> If you already downloaded the bluCTRL trial you can just download their new version at <a href="http://www.bluctrl.com" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.bluctrl.com');" rel="nofollow">http://www.bluctrl.com</a> and you will be good to go. Let me know what you think! This is definitely worth a second look. From the description: bluCTRL, is an application that turns your BlackBerry into a full wireless Bluetooth keyboard and mouse. With bluCTRL, you can now conduct PowerPoint presentations, surf the web, and control your media center from your BlackBerry. This “in your pocket” convenience works with any Bluetooth enabled laptop or PC, giving you the ability to control multiple machines from a single device. <ul> <li>Simple - To start using bluCTRL simply pair your BlackBerry with a PC using the step by step wizard.</li> <li>Easy - Controlling your PC is now as easy as using your BlackBerry trackball and keyboard.</li> <li>Convenient - Now you can control all your PCs using one central input device, your BlackBerry.</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/03/03/bluctrl-now-free-turn-your-blackberry-into-a-bluetooth-mouse-keyboard/" rel="nofollow">bluCTRL Now Free! Turn Your BlackBerry Into A Bluetooth Mouse & Keyboard</a> Ronen Halevy on "Zeemote Bluetooth Gaming Controlling Coming “This Summer”" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/zeemote-bluetooth-gaming-controlling-coming-ldquothis-summerrdquo#post-1744 Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:17:23 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1744@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/zeemote" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/zeemote.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="zeemote" width="http://www.berryreview.co/175" height="230" align="right" /> Zeemote managed to completely confuse me with their latest announcement. They are so proud to announce that the Zeemote is now compatible with BlackBerry handhelds and then go on to say that it will only be available for sale sometime in this Summer on ShopBlackBerry.com. I guess you can buy the Nokia package but even that is not available in the US or Canada. On top of that the games that it will support will only be released this summer… Still the idea is pretty cool. It is kind of like a Wii controller with a joystick and two buttons. It might make games from Gameloft and EA actually playable since you cannot move diagonally with the BlackBerry trackball. The controller runs on 2 AAA batteries and claims compatibility with the Curve, Bold, Tour, Pearl, & 8800. Sadly it will be yet another thing to carry around with you when you might as well pick up a Nintendo DSi…  Their words on availability and compatibility: <blockquote>The Zeemote JS1 Controller will be available this summer online through ShopBlackBerry.com in North America, Europe or Asia in the official Zeemote JS1 BlackBerry Retail Pack. The Zeemote retail pack is compatible with all games for BlackBerry utilizing the Zeekey Controller App and also includes one free game from Gameloft. Users can select from titles such as Block Breaker 2 Deluxe™, Asphalt 4™, Terminator Salvation™, H.A.W.X™, Wimbledon 2009™, Pro Golf World Tour 2010™, Sonic Unleashed™ and many more. The Zeemote JS1 will also be made available through an official BlackBerry smartphone bundle from select retailers or mobile operators coming Fall 2009.</blockquote> <a href="http://www.zeemote.com/uk/controllers/blackberry.php" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.zeemote.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Check it out at this link</a> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/07/30/zeemote-bluetooth-gaming-controlling-coming-this-summer/" rel="nofollow">Zeemote Bluetooth Gaming Controlling Coming “This Summer”</a> Ronen Halevy on "RIM Announces Updated Bluetooth Smartcard Reader" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/rim-announces-updated-bluetooth-smartcard-reader#post-1409 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:38:15 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1409@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img title="http://www.berryreview.co/blackberry-smartcard" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 5px 5px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="219" alt="blackberry-smartcard" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/blackberrysmartcard.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/262" align="right" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" /> RIM’s smartcard reader has long been a great security tool to secure high profile BlackBerry devices. I have never actually seen one in use since it is mostly limited to government and security conscious jobs. Though the idea behind a card reader that disables a BlackBerry when it is not in range is pretty slick. Its a form of multi-factor authentication that compliments passwords and may even serve to replace them though most government agencies still require a 6+ character password along with the card. You can read about it in the <a href="http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/ncp/repository/checklistDetail?id=252" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/web.nvd.nist.gov');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">NIST security checklist for BlackBerry Enterprise Server</a>. The upcoming update to the Smartcard reader will be smaller and lighter along with supporting stronger PIN passwords. Check out the full details in <a href="http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/08/17/4325943.htm" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.tmcnet.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">the press release</a>. Sadly there is no picture of this smaller version available yet. <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/08/17/rim-announces-updated-bluetooth-smartcard-reader/" rel="nofollow">RIM Announces Updated Bluetooth Smartcard Reader</a> Ronen Halevy on "Polaroid Bluetooth PoGo Instant Mobile Photo Printer – $96" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/polaroid-bluetooth-pogo-instant-mobile-photo-printer-8211-96#post-1003 Thu, 06 Aug 2009 10:59:46 +0000 Ronen Halevy 1003@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img title="http://www.berryreview.co/polaroid_Instant_printer" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" height="91" alt="polaroid_Instant_printer" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/polaroid-instant-printer.jpg" width="http://www.berryreview.co/225" align="right" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" /> A bit back I heard about Polaroid’s PoGo Instant Mobile Printer and I thought it was a pretty cool idea. Problem was back then it was not compatible with the BlackBerry or at least was not advertised as such so I did not mention it. Derek let me know that they are now officially claiming support for the Pearl, 8300 & 8900 Curve, & Bold. Essentially the PoGo is a gimmicky printer that lets you print 2”x3” pictures over Bluetooth from your phone. The pictures are also stickers but you need to buy expensive cartridges ($13 for 30 pictures at Amazon) to print on. The cool part is that the printing is kind of like the original Polaroid with no ink (what they call ZINK or Zero Ink). The colors supposedly are not the most amazing quality but it does have a definite “COOLNESS” appeal… You can <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019UGCLG?ie=UTF8&tag=berryrecom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0019UGCLG" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.amazon.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">find the printer for $96 at Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0019UGCMU?ie=UTF8&tag=berryrecom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0019UGCMU" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/www.amazon.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">cartridges are available at this link</a>. Let me know if you pick one up since I am curious about how well it works! PS: Dell also has <a href="http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&redirect=1&s=dhs&sku=224-3591" onclick="javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('/outbound/article/accessories.us.dell.com');" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">practically the same printer for $99 in blue</a> if that floats your boat. <img src='http://www.berryreview.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='http://www.berryreview.co/wp-smiley' /> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/03/13/polaroid-bluetooth-pogo-instant-mobile-photo-printer-96/" rel="nofollow">Polaroid Bluetooth PoGo Instant Mobile Photo Printer – $96</a> David S on "Review: Motorola MOTOROKR S9HD Bluetooth Stereo Headphones" http://www.berryreview.com/forums/topic/review-motorola-motorokr-s9hd-bluetooth-stereo-headphones#post-603 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:38:03 +0000 David S 603@http://www.berryreview.com/forums/ <img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/motorokr" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="motorokr" width="http://www.berryreview.co/179" height="197" align="left" /> Review: Motorola MOTOROKR S9HD Bluetooth Stereo Headphones Rating: <img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/star.png" alt="★" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/blankstar.png" alt="☆" /><img style="vertical-align:middle;" src="http://cache.berryreview.com/blankstar.png" alt="☆" /> Cost: <a href="http://store.berryreview.com/productaccessories.asp?id=22252&n=Motorola-MOTOROKR-S9HD-Bluetooth-Stereo-Headphones" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$99.95 in the store</a> The Motorola MOTOROKR S9HD Bluetooth Stereo Headphones are a improvement over the original <a href="http://store.berryreview.com/productaccessories.asp?id=12077&n=Motorola-S9-Stereo-Bluetooth-Headset" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Motorola S9 Bluetooth Stereo Headphones</a>. Those headphones were pretty impressive and the new S9HD version builds upon them with better audio quality and noise cancelation. While they do have some faults they are some of the best looking and sounding Bluetooth A2DP stereo headphones available. Read on to learn why…  Summary: Great sound, generally comfortable fit and easily setup. So let’s start with the unboxing. The headphones came in the usual indestructible packaging. I finally got it open, almost losing a finger or two in the process. (I hate blister wrap) <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr1.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/motorokr" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr-thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="motorokr" width="http://www.berryreview.co/179" height="197" /></a> <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr3.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/motorokr3" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr3-thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="motorokr3" width="http://www.berryreview.co/145" height="197" /></a> <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/motorokr2" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr2-thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="motorokr2" width="http://www.berryreview.co/149" height="197" /></a> Setup: It comes almost completely uncharged. So you have to charge it fully before using it. Once charged, like other Motorola headsets, it uses pairs with Bluetooth devices easily. It turns on and is automatically discoverable. You don’t have to go and do anything special to get into pairing mode. If you want to pair it to something else afterwards, just turn off the first device and restart the headset and it will be discoverable again for another device. It comes with two kinds of rubber earpieces. The larger ones comes already on the earphones. <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr4.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/motorokr4" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr4-thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="motorokr4" width="http://www.berryreview.co/279" height="208" /></a> <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr8.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/motorokr8" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr8-thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="motorokr8" width="http://www.berryreview.co/234" height="208" /></a> First Impression: The earpieces are tight and go deep in your ear. This helps block out background noise and lets you keep the music lower. I connected it to both my Macbook and my Blackberry Curve. The bass sound was great and the general audio quality was crisp and clear. However, at some points there would be a slight quick fuzz when connected to my Macbook but not when using the Blackberry. This could be because the battery was dying but it wasn’t consistent, just a fuzz for a second and then gone. <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr7.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/motorokr7" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr7-thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="motorokr7" width="http://www.berryreview.co/179" height="159" /></a><a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr6.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/motorokr6" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr6-thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="motorokr6" width="http://www.berryreview.co/179" height="159" /></a> Feel: At first it takes a few minutes for your ears to get used to how deep into your ear the earpieces go and the pressure the arms put on your ear as a whole. But after a brief trial period it starts to feel normal. Like a lot of headsets and 180 earmuffs the base reaches behind your neck. It feels nice and natural, without getting into your way much. There are buttons for volume and answering calls on the left earpiece and buttons to control the music on the right earpiece. The buttons are hard plastic and have to be pushed down with a little force. At first this seems like a good idea, but since the earpieces already dig deep into your ears, pushing the buttons on the earpiece only pushes the earbud further into your ear, which becomes a little uncomfortable. All in all, you can use the buttons but they are hard to push and are just place uncomfortable pressure on your ears. Longer use: After a while (a few hours of straight use) the earpieces start to hurt your ear canal. I switched the rubber earpieces to the smaller harder ones and that seemed to make them a bit more comfortable. I also notices two other situations that make the earphones a bit uncomfortable. When wearing a scarf of something else near your neck, the main Bluetooth receiver portion that rests behind your neck starts to get pushed around. This makes it start to feel like a traffic jam on the back of your neck. More importantly, it moves the earpieces around that are pushed against your ears which are also uncomfortable. Also, the earphone arm that loops back from the ear canal to the back of the neck pushes down your ear so that its flat against the bone of the skull. This isn’t a problem normally because it gives you a snug fit. But, when you wear glasses with the arms of the glasses tucked behind the ear, the pressure of the earphones hurt the area of your ear and skull that are smushed with the arm of the glasses between them. Logistics: When connecting it to a computer (I used my Macbook), just make sure that you are connecting it as a set of wireless headphones and not a wireless headset. When connected as a headset you will only get out mono sound (crappy sound). But when connected as headphones you get your sound as stereo (good). <a href="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr5.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; margin: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px" title="http://www.berryreview.co/motorokr5" src="http://static.berryreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/motorokr5-thumb.jpg" border="http://www.berryreview.co/0" alt="motorokr5" width="http://www.berryreview.co/279" height="267" /></a> Portability: The earphones aren’t collapsible in any way. When you are traveling I guess you should have these on your ears so that wouldn’t matter. But once you get somewhere you want to be able to put it in your pocket or something and store them away. They give you a pouch to put them in but you can’t put it in your pocket unless you have super-sized cargo pants. Pros: <ul> <li>Easy setup</li> <li>Great sound</li> <li>Generally comfortable.</li> </ul> Cons: <ul> <li>Not comfortable when wearing scarf or glasses</li> <li>Also uncomfortable after extended use</li> <li>Hard to store</li> <li>Buttons are hard to press and may hurt when pressed.</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.berryreview.com/2009/02/09/review-motorola-motorokr-s9hd-bluetooth-stereo-headphones/" rel="nofollow">Review: Motorola MOTOROKR S9HD Bluetooth Stereo Headphones</a>