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Originally Posted by DuhPhewU
But at this URL -- http://www.boxwave.com/kobo-ereader-...ies/bwdd/zgwf/ -- I found an
external Bluetooth keyboard with which the Bluetooth-equipped Kobo Original is (or is at least represented to be by the keyboard's manufacturer) compatible.
My questions were premised on my presumption that, once I received this keyboard I'd ordered, I'd be able to, with it, in tandem with the Kobo Original, put to use the information you'd so generously provided me.
Is there some reason to doubt that this external keyboard will, as its manufacturer represents, actually work with the Kobo Original?
If so, my apologies for bringing you along on my ill-informed wild-goose chase. |
Probably not. It's been a few years since I've used my Original Kobo but IIRC the bluetooth wouldn't pair with anything other than old school Blackberry phones. It was kobo's cheapo way of having wireless book syncing. I don't think the operating system ever supported keyboards at all, nor pairing with any bluetooth devices other than a Blackberry phone.
That said, it's probably not IMPOSSIBLE to hack in support for bluetooth keyboards and a text editor. But it would take a large amount of work for an incredibly old device that no longer being sold that isn't particularly fast or desirable in any other way. Page refreshes on the OG Kobo weren't quick so I can't imagine it be a great typing experience either.
My guess is that retailer saw Bluetooth support on the Kobo and assumed it would work with a bluetooth keyboard.
I recommend you look up the Freewrite. It's basically exactly what you want. An eInk device for typing. It's expensive though admittedly.
EDIT: Now that I think about those are probably keyboards for Kobo's line of Android tablets like the Vox or Arc which could actually use keyboards and they also called eReaders.