iPhone OS 3.0 is supposed to open up an exciting new level of integration between iPhone software and hardware accessories “ but so far I don ‘t recall seeing that many thrilling examples of this. As is so often the case though, we can count on a jailbreak app to establish another first “ in this case support for bluetooth keyboards.
The new Keyboard Driver Demo app “ available now in the Cydia store “ provides this support, which we have never seen before on the iPhone.
Here ‘s a little more detail, from the developer ‘s site:
This iPhone Bluetooth keyboard driver fills this gap. It is based on the open-source BTstack project, a Bluetooth stack designed for embedded devices where resources are scarce.
This driver runs on the iPhone 3G(S) and all iPod touch devices with Bluetooth support. It is unclear yet, if it works properly on the iPhone 2G
The app is titled a ‘demo ‘ at least partly because it only works inside the app itself right now “ though apparently the developer says a version that works outside the app will be available ‘soon ‘.
The demo app is free and out now in Cydia.
I ‘ve never used “ or really been tempted to use “ a BT keyboard; so I ‘m interested in this app purely for its ‘breakthrough ‘ value.
What do you all think? Are you super keen to be using BT keyboards with your iPhones? Think we ‘ll see this support built into the iPhone OS soon?
Once again, big thanks to our reader and tipster sysrage for the heads-up on this one!
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