How to chat via Bluetooth
As crazy as it sounds in this day and age, I’m running out of ways to communicate with people. I’ve outgrown instant messaging, got fed up with racking up bumper phone bills, and email is just far too passé for me. So, I’ve taken to harnessing the power of Bluetooth to chat with people now - it’s instant, it’s free, it’s discreet and I love it. Besides being a handy way of silently conversing with pals at work or in the cinema, Bluetooth messaging is also great for making new friends in a library or chatting up someone in a crowded nightclub, because you can hook up with anyone who has a Bluetooth-enabled phone.
It’s dead easy to do too. All you need is to switch your Bluetooth on, and install a chat program such as BuZZone, SYMPTChat, or Bluetooth Chat. I prefer BuZZone as I find it the most simple and fun to use of the three. To get started, you just define a username then scan the radio coverage of your Bluetooth transmitter for other users. Once you’ve hooked up with someone you can send and receive text messages as well as voice, insert emoticons, and exchange files.
At present these apps are a far cry from the all-singing, all-dancing desktop IM applications of today. However, Bluetooth chat is still a very practical way to talk and you can always inject a little more fun into your interactions by playing one of the many free wireless games such as Bluetooth Darts, 4Connect or ace soccer sim, The Match.
Posted at 10:12 am on Feb 15th
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Posted at 7:27 am on May 22nd
I see apps for phones, but what about laptops? I use my Apple a lot when I am out, but is there a way to chat over Bluetooth, which will work with both any other computers running it and any pda’s and phones running one of their Blueooth chat applications?
Posted at 9:25 am on May 22nd
Hey jc, have you tried Valhalla Chat? It’s a free software that’s compatible with Mac and PC laptops, PDAs and phones. It needs to be installed on both devices though (i.e. on your Apple and on the other persons mobile/laptop). Not tried it myself but heard that it’s pretty neat. Let me know how you get on.
Posted at 8:18 am on Jul 21st
What about Palm OS? I want to use BT to chat using my centro (I actually own 2 and only have service on 1, would be handy to be able to chat between them sometimes).
Posted at 11:04 am on Jul 25th
am damn interesting in creating in chatting over bluetooth system. I would like to ask you a list of questions.
1) What is the approximate period to create a chatting over bluetooth system?
2) What language is the most suitable to use to run the application on multi-platform?
3) What knowledge should I know in order to create this system ? (e.g Bluetooth, Java, …?)
Please reply to my e-mail (redian_fg@yahoo.com).
Your help and explanation regarding this matter is highly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
Regards,
Redian