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I'm especially shocked this has taken so long because the technology is ancient: Windows has had a "Use this computer as a Bluetooth Headset" option buried in

by bri3d 12y ago

I'm especially shocked this has taken so long because the technology is ancient: Windows has had a "Use this computer as a Bluetooth Headset" option buried in the Bluetooth preferences for a long time now. The Address Book in Mac OS 10.0 and 10.1 would also let you send and receive SMSes with compatible phones (no joke): http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2002/11/27/sms.html http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/wireless/2002/11/27/sms.html And Linux has had a few projects (like nohands) which do the same thing.

crozewski 12y ago
Sending SMSs from Address Book was a phenomenal feature. A shame that they yanked it years ago. Good to see its return.
- amirmc 12y ago
  I remember that that I could do far more with my Sony Ericsson W800 (and Salling Clicker) than I could with my first iPhone. Dialing numbers from the address book, sending and receiving SMSs while the phone was in my bag/pocket, turning the screen saver on and pausing music if I left the area - and reverting on return. Apart from the UI polish, this was the least impressive part of keynote (at least for me) as those were things I had to give up on.
  - lloeki 12y ago
    > Apart from the UI polish It sounds like you underestimate how hard it is to have "UI polish" implemented just right so that it feels seamless and natural instead of a hack (because honestly we do love to hack but ultimately prefer our prototypes to be implemented first-party, e.g I've been using JACK to stream audio in sync on various devices for years but AirPlay is so much more simple and natural)
    - amirmc 12y ago
      I think you misread my comment. Apart from the UI polish, I wasn't impressed --> I was impressed with the UI polish but less so the rest. I'm aware that implementing this well is a difficult problem and I have utmost respect for those who figure out how to make it feel seamless.
  - kalleboo 12y ago
    Salling Clicker was the biggest thing I missed in the switch from so-called "dumb phones" to smartphones.
voltagex_ 12y ago
>Windows has had a "Use this computer as a Bluetooth Headset" option buried in the Bluetooth preferences for a long time now. Depends which Bluetooth stack you have installed on Windows.
- bri3d 12y ago
  True, like every other Bluetooth feature on Windows. The stack that I know works is the Broadcom / WIDCOMM one.
- IneffablePigeon 12y ago
  The fact a user might have to know which Bluetooth stack they have installed is quite telling as to why it never caught on.

by bri3d 12y ago

crozewski 12y ago

Sending SMSs from Address Book was a phenomenal feature. A shame that they yanked it years ago. Good to see its return.

amirmc 12y ago
I remember that that I could do far more with my Sony Ericsson W800 (and Salling Clicker) than I could with my first iPhone. Dialing numbers from the address book, sending and receiving SMSs while the phone was in my bag/pocket, turning the screen saver on and pausing music if I left the area - and reverting on return. Apart from the UI polish, this was the least impressive part of keynote (at least for me) as those were things I had to give up on.
- lloeki 12y ago
  > Apart from the UI polish It sounds like you underestimate how hard it is to have "UI polish" implemented just right so that it feels seamless and natural instead of a hack (because honestly we do love to hack but ultimately prefer our prototypes to be implemented first-party, e.g I've been using JACK to stream audio in sync on various devices for years but AirPlay is so much more simple and natural)
  - amirmc 12y ago
    I think you misread my comment. Apart from the UI polish, I wasn't impressed --> I was impressed with the UI polish but less so the rest. I'm aware that implementing this well is a difficult problem and I have utmost respect for those who figure out how to make it feel seamless.
- kalleboo 12y ago
  Salling Clicker was the biggest thing I missed in the switch from so-called "dumb phones" to smartphones.

voltagex_ 12y ago

>Windows has had a "Use this computer as a Bluetooth Headset" option buried in the Bluetooth preferences for a long time now. Depends which Bluetooth stack you have installed on Windows.

bri3d 12y ago
True, like every other Bluetooth feature on Windows. The stack that I know works is the Broadcom / WIDCOMM one.
IneffablePigeon 12y ago
The fact a user might have to know which Bluetooth stack they have installed is quite telling as to why it never caught on.