While I know RIM is bringing support for more Bluetooth profiles soon they have been kind enough to publish exactly which ones are currently supported by the BlackBerry PlayBook. We already mentioned that the PlayBook shipped without the stereo headphones or headset profiles but those are coming soon. Here are the profiles currently supported by the BlackBerry PlayBook:
- Dial-Up Networking (DUN) – This is what allows for Bluetooth tethering to any phone that supports it
- Serial Port Profile (SPP) – This profile usually has many uses
- Secure Simple Pairing (SSP) – This is what makes it so easy to pair your PlayBook to your BlackBerry or any device with Bluetooth 2.1+
- Human Interface Device (HID) (keyboard only) – RIM claims this is for Bluetooth Keyboards only but we have confirmation that it works with mice too.
RIM also confirmed that the BlackBerry PlayBook is using Bluetooth 2.1+EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) which can do about 2.1 Mbit/s in terms of transfer speed. I was hoping for some Bluetooth 3.0 love but I have yet to see anything released to that spec with its higher transfer speeds by using Bluetooth for the handshake and then direct Wi-Fi for transfer speeds up to 24 Mbit/s (Wikipedia).
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