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Ever wanted to use your bluetooth phone, keyboard, mouse or other system in Linux but been frustrated by the fiddly set-up? Check this story for a screencast of bluetooth done right in Linux (Fedora), with information on how to take advantage of this in the up-coming Fedora 8 release.
If you’re having problems pairing Bluetooth devices with the latest BlueZ 4 GNOME software (bluez-gnome-1.8) try this script. This script offers a work-around for the problem of pairing Bluetooth audio devices like Sony’s SRS-BT100 with the latest BlueZ GNOME wizard.
One of the sacrifices I had to make when choosing to install Ubuntu 8.10 was that there would be no way to turn off WiFi and/or Bluetooth. The battery would drain faster from keeping them powered, even when not in use.
Historically I, like most of the Skype users I know, have used the standard pluggable headsets for calls. These have the advantage of working more or less out of the box, even on Linux, and being relatively inexpensive.
One of the main 3rd party packages for KDE is the KDEBluetooth suite. It is the graphical interface to Bluetooth for KDE. The KDE 4 port was now released in a first test version.
We’ve seen a lot of EeePC hacks, but this one takes the cake (currently). Featuring GPS (with antenna), Bluetooth, internal card reader, additional internal flash drive, 802.11N, FM transmitter and modem. Here is a run down of all the components and their costs:
