http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=67090
Hope you like silent movies, because that’s what the above video is. That’s OK because a picture is worth a thousand words, right? The vid is a demo that shows Apple’s wireless Bluetooth keyboard typing on a jailbroken iPhone. Is it really? I obviously can’t tell for sure: I do see a bodiless hand typing on a Bluetooth keyboard and I then see the characters appear on the iPhone. But I also see a WiFi icon and more telling: I don’t see a Bluetooth icon. Hey, this is jailbroken territory; I suppose anything is possible. ;)
But why is it so impossible for this functionality out of Apple? From what I’m piecing together out of their “we don’t do netbooks” phrasing, Cupertino feels they have a viableĀ uber-smartphone device that already competes in the low-cost computing area. Why not support the Bluetooth profile for keyboard input, then? I wouldn’t expect most mainstream owners to use it, but there’s more than enough of us geeks out there with folding, wireless keyboards just looking for a home. Oh, and while you’re at it Cupertino: if you’re going to mess with the iPhone Bluetooth profile support, could you at least add wireless stereo functionality?
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