My HP iPaq 1955 has only WiFi, while I need Bluetooth also. I wonder if
there are any adaptors can add Bluetooth to it. I didn't see any such
products with mini USB port.

"Nick name" <MatrixV******.com> wrote in message
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> My HP iPaq 1955 has only WiFi, while I need Bluetooth also. I wonder if
> there are any adaptors can add Bluetooth to it. I didn't see any such
> products with mini USB port.

If you have a compact flash slot you could get a compact flash bluetooth
adaptor.
Something like this http://www.expansys.com/p.aspx?i=124932

Obviously that is an expensive one, but it just gives you an idea of what to
look for.

the 1955 has a SD slot and you can use a SD Bluetooth card.

--
Laura Rooke
MVP - Mobile Devices

"Laura" <nickyrooke48@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> the 1955 has a SD slot and you can use a SD Bluetooth card.
>

Thanks, I did not know there were also SD card peripherals.

On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 19:07:57 -0000, "Beck" <beck@none> wrote:

>
>"Laura" <nickyrooke48@comcast.net> wrote in message
>news:Ohs9cAUIHHA.1912@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> the 1955 has a SD slot and you can use a SD Bluetooth card.
>>
>
>Thanks, I did not know there were also SD card peripherals.
There are. That having been said though some devices have
limited SD card slots. They're not full SD slots.

the older devices have limited SD slots, but all the new ones have SD slots
that are SDIO enabled.


--
Laura Rooke
MVP - Mobile Devices

On Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:53:36 -0800, "Laura" <nickyrooke48@comcast.net>
wrote:

>the older devices have limited SD slots, but all the new ones have SD slots
>that are SDIO enabled.

My Axim X5 had a limited SD slot......that isn't that old a device.

in what way was it limited? IT should be able to take a SDIO card such as
Wifi or bluetooth.

--
Laura Rooke
MVP - Mobile Devices

and from what I see, the Axim X5 was released in 2002 - that's way old !!!

--
Laura Rooke
MVP - Mobile Devices

>> the older devices have limited SD slots <<

Seem to remember that the 1955 needed an os patch to deal with an sdio
wifi issue, so, would assume that it will need the same for bt... check
the sandisk site for "compatibility" as that is where I saw the specific
patch information.

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

the 1955 is a brand new device with WM5 and integrated wireless. The SD slot
is fuly capable of SDIO.

--
Laura Rooke
MVP - Mobile Devices

As Laura has pointed out, you can use any WM5-compliant (!) SDIO BT cards
with your device. The rx1950 has no problems withg SDIO cards, unlike with
some VERY old (back in 2001-2002) models (iPAQ 38xx, Dell Axim x5, iPAQ 1910
etc.), which didn't have SDIO support. All current devices have.




--
Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.


"Nick name" <MatrixV******.com> wrote in message
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> My HP iPaq 1955 has only WiFi, while I need Bluetooth also. I wonder if
> there are any adaptors can add Bluetooth to it. I didn't see any such
> products with mini USB port.
>

Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen [MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices]
wrote:
> As Laura has pointed out, you can use any WM5-compliant (!) SDIO BT cards
> with your device. The rx1950 has no problems withg SDIO cards, unlike with
> some VERY old (back in 2001-2002) models (iPAQ 38xx, Dell Axim x5, iPAQ 1910
> etc.), which didn't have SDIO support. All current devices have.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices
> Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.
>
>
> "Nick name" <MatrixV******.com> wrote in message
> news:1166285597.960716.323620@16g2000cwy.googlegro ups.com...
> > My HP iPaq 1955 has only WiFi, while I need Bluetooth also. I wonder if
> > there are any adaptors can add Bluetooth to it. I didn't see any such
> > products with mini USB port.
> >

Thanks all you guys.
If I have to use my SD slot for bluetooth, it means I cannot use the SD
slot for storage.
I need BT because I have a BT GPS. You know a very large storage is
necessary for GPS software/maps.

>> 1955 <<

Thanks... would help the old folk if the "RX" is included to separate it
from the original Ipaq 19xx series ;-)

Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]

"Nick name" <MatrixV******.com> wrote in message
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>
> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen [MVP - Windows - Mobile Devices]
> wrote:
>> As Laura has pointed out, you can use any WM5-compliant (!) SDIO BT cards
>> with your device. The rx1950 has no problems withg SDIO cards, unlike
>> with
>> some VERY old (back in 2001-2002) models (iPAQ 38xx, Dell Axim x5, iPAQ
>> 1910
>> etc.), which didn't have SDIO support. All current devices have.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Werner "Menneisyys" Ruotsalainen - Microsoft MVP - Windows - Mobile
>> Devices
>> Please see the Pocket PC Mag Expert Blog (including mine) at
>> http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/ - you will definitely like it.
>>
>>
>> "Nick name" <MatrixV******.com> wrote in message
>> news:1166285597.960716.323620@16g2000cwy.googlegro ups.com...
>> > My HP iPaq 1955 has only WiFi, while I need Bluetooth also. I wonder if
>> > there are any adaptors can add Bluetooth to it. I didn't see any such
>> > products with mini USB port.
>> >
>
> Thanks all you guys.
> If I have to use my SD slot for bluetooth, it means I cannot use the SD
> slot for storage.
> I need BT because I have a BT GPS. You know a very large storage is
> necessary for GPS software/maps.
>

I use a Socket cf BT card successfully on my Toshiba E800 to talk to my GPS.
It is only a 1.1 device and the Drakar stack is pretty anaemic. Don't get a
bunch of ideas about stereo headsets or HID support with this device
although I understand it supports some phones. Works great with my Garmin
GPS10 though; very reliable.
Also, BT 1.1 devices can have problems with wifi.
From what I can see, Bluetooth cards are not common in cf or SD format. I do
have a Toshiba BT3 SD card but haven't seen a lot for sale. Toshiba quit
making them several years ago.
Terry