Uses for infrared and bluetooth (t41) ?

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halfcard · #1 Post by **halfcard** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 4:34 am

hi, what are the best or most common uses for these 2 systems?
thanks.

Steve007 · #2 Post by **Steve007** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:55 am

halfcard wrote:hi, what are the best or most common uses for these 2 systems?
thanks.

I sync my phone via IR using the Nokia PC Suite, that's the only use I personally have for it, although some people still use it to send data between two laptops.

Bluetooth is like a broken pencil - pointless!

RoadHazard · #3 Post by **RoadHazard** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 7:06 am

I use IR to work with my cell phone too. If your phone has BT then you can use BT instead of IR. People use them with mobile devices such as PDA and phones. Other uses for BT are mice, keyboards, and headphones. For IR, you can print using IR if the printer has an IR port. But you have to aim the IR port on your laptop to the IR port on the printer so it's not very practical.

I've heard a person who uses his BT phone as a remote control to control Windows Media Player on his PC.

ian · #4 Post by **ian** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:33 am

Steve007 wrote:Bluetooth is like a broken pencil - pointless!

Yeah like so pointless that I can run my BT mouse and share a printer (BT) with other colleagues...oh yes, and my youngest daughter can do something REALLY pointless - she can up/download her pointless photos from her mobile phone. (Now there I actually have to agree - that really is pointless!)

Leon · #5 Post by **Leon** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:37 am

showing your age, Ian.........

IR0NMAN · #6 Post by **IR0NMAN** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:59 am

I personally love Bluetooth... I have it on 2 cellphones, palm pilot and laptop.

I usually use it to transfer pictures/midi to my cellular with my laptop (and vice versa). I also use it when i'm not in a WiFi spot to connect my laptop to the GPRS/EDGE network. I also sync my palm pilot with bluetooth.

I plan to purchase a BT keyboard/mouse and a BT printer adapter soon too.

I think the Nintendo DS also support BT for multiplayer? (or is it Wifi). BT is also used for cell phone headset.

In other words, i'm a BT fan!

ian · #7 Post by **ian** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:04 am

Leon wrote:showing your age, Ian.........

...tell me about it!

#8 Post by **RonS** » Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:07 am

I use IR to transfer files between computers after business meetings. No need to bring out cables or CD-ROMs, just point the laptops to each other and use drag-n-drop.

Many people don't realize that file transfer can be done over IR, and it's easy.

cdsmith · #9 Post by **cdsmith** » Tue Jan 25, 2005 8:00 am

I have an infrared transceiver connected to a printer. Either my wife with her laptop or I with mine can plop our unit down and print without connecting cables.

cds