iPad Use a bluetooth mouse with the iPad (jailbroken)

scottjl · 05-09-2010, 09:37 PM

Apparently someone got a BT mouse working with the iPad, along with a BT keyboard, turning it into a nice little portable unit.

http://www.redmondpie.com/control-ip...mouse-9140743/

richman · 05-09-2010, 10:01 PM

right on top things , as usual!

Looking good!
I was thinking a while ago if someone would make a bluetooth hard drive

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jibril · 05-10-2010, 01:43 AM

Why?

At this point, you may as well get netbook. It's like adding a propeller to your car that can float for 1/2 an hour before sinking...

scottjl · 05-10-2010, 02:03 AM

why? why not? because you can, that's why. try and take the screen off that net book and go with it, you can't. but I can add a keyboard and mouse and turn my iPad into something pretty close to a net book.

jibril · 05-10-2010, 03:05 AM

Well, especially with scrolling (either horizontally to look at all your iPad icons or vertically to look at the browser page), you see you're not getting a fully functioning mouse with scroll wheel.... you're just replicating the finger functionality while all the desktop mouse functions wouldn't necessarily translate over.

Lotus Esprit · 05-10-2010, 08:15 PM

And the point is to use a mouse on a multi touch device?
Why?

scottjl · 05-10-2010, 08:59 PM

well, even though it supports multi-touch, it's not like you use it all the time. when selecting email you still only touch one item at a time for example. surfing the web, still single touches. the biggest place i've see multi-touch used is those piano applications.

05-09-2010, 09:37 PM	#1
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	Use a bluetooth mouse with the iPad (jailbroken) Apparently someone got a BT mouse working with the iPad, along with a BT keyboard, turning it into a nice little portable unit. http://www.redmondpie.com/control-ip...mouse-9140743/

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05-09-2010, 10:01 PM	#2
richman Addict Posts: 269 Karma: 58 Join Date: Jul 2009 Device: sony prs-505 BLUE,itouch,netbook	right on top things , as usual! Looking good! I was thinking a while ago if someone would make a bluetooth hard drive .

05-10-2010, 01:43 AM	#3
jibril Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 54 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	Why? At this point, you may as well get netbook. It's like adding a propeller to your car that can float for 1/2 an hour before sinking...

05-10-2010, 02:03 AM	#4
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	why? why not? because you can, that's why. try and take the screen off that net book and go with it, you can't. but I can add a keyboard and mouse and turn my iPad into something pretty close to a net book.

05-10-2010, 03:05 AM	#5
jibril Connoisseur Posts: 68 Karma: 54 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: none	Well, especially with scrolling (either horizontally to look at all your iPad icons or vertically to look at the browser page), you see you're not getting a fully functioning mouse with scroll wheel.... you're just replicating the finger functionality while all the desktop mouse functions wouldn't necessarily translate over.

05-10-2010, 08:15 PM	#6
Lotus Esprit Addict Posts: 214 Karma: 646 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad	And the point is to use a mouse on a multi touch device? Why?

05-10-2010, 08:59 PM	#7
scottjl Reader of Books Posts: 1,632 Karma: 2697 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: none	well, even though it supports multi-touch, it's not like you use it all the time. when selecting email you still only touch one item at a time for example. surfing the web, still single touches. the biggest place i've see multi-touch used is those piano applications.