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Bluetooth

  • Bluetooth Remote Control

    Mike Hall posted a link on his blog to a channel9 interview with Anil Dhawan from the Windows Mobile team discussing Bluetooth programming, which I recommend you check out. Anil gave a demo of a native code application to remote control… Continue reading

  • Bluetooth Library (February Edition)

    Not a huge amount of change since last months release but I just wanted to post the latest update. The download includes the same Chat application samples along with the complete solution for the library itself. Downloads The main changes… Continue reading

  • Visually identify your Bluetooth stack

    Since it’s such a frequently asked question I’ve documented it here with some images which should hopefully clear up any confusion. The following screenshots show how to identify the Bluetooth stack on your Pocket Pc without writing any code or… Continue reading

  • Bluetooth Build 50115

    I’ve posted an updated build of the Bluetooth library here. It adds full support for the desktop, improved class-of-device and other properties. The sample app is now supplied in Pocket Pc, Smartphone and Desktop versions which all talk to each… Continue reading

  • Rudolph the Bluetoothed Reindeer

    I’ve uploaded a new release of the Bluetooth library which adds the key feature of hosting services over bluetooth. This now allows two-way communications between devices and to demonstrate how this works I’ve included a sample Bluetooth Chat application. This… Continue reading

  • Online Bluetooth code updated

    There were some recent enquries on the OpenNETCF Forums about the current Bluetooth code. It seems I had refreshed the website with some development code which would only work if a couple of items were commented out. This is because… Continue reading

  • Toggle Bluetooth on an iPaq device

    We can already enable and disable Bluetooth on devices equipped with Microsoft’s Bluetooth stack. In the case of iPaq devices, which use the Widcomm stack, it is possible to toggle the radio state using an API provided in HP’s iPAQUtil.dll.… Continue reading