N95 Mouse Bluetooth or USB

Son what did you smoke today ?

mubde3 wrote:Son what did you smoke today ?

What is your problem mubde3? Its a serious question.

I would like a bluetooth mouse for the same reason - the stowaway keyboard is superb and a matching mouse would complete the outfit. (My 8" 12v. LCD monitor being the other ingredient that lets me use my N95 on my Yacht - as a chart plotter, as well as a fully functional Multimedia Internet computer with camera and video recorder.)

s.

It's a good question/query but sadly doesn't exist yet. I don't think the Apple mouse would work... It's probably just someone having a laugh.

I can see there is a possibility with the emulation of D-Pad but it won't be smooth scrolling like what you'll find on your PC though.

Software issue surely? I get very smooth scrolling from my Stowaway BT keyboard.

s.

Just one question... if you've got a yacht surely you can push the boat out and get something known as a tablet/laptop! I can't see it since you've got an LCD display in your yacht so why not ditch that and get a tablet since it'll take up the same amount of room. Why bother buggering around trying to get your N95 to 'work' as a PC?!

n_s_simpson wrote:Just one question... if you've got a yacht surely you can push the boat out and get something known as a tablet/laptop! I can't see it since you've got an LCD display in your yacht so why not ditch that and get a tablet since it'll take up the same amount of room. Why bother buggering around trying to get your N95 to 'work' as a PC?!

Because it DOES work as a PC (even better - as a PC doesn't have a 5MP camera, video recorder/player, FM radio, PHONE and GPS built in) and it goes wherever I go - in my pocket - unlike a PC, Tablet, Laptop etc. BT keyboard and LCD screen are handy - but not essential.

I persist with it because its a superb convergence device, It works, and I just love what it can do.

s.

The sad thing is that some of the windows mobile phones are all ready running a blue tooth mouse. Microsoft notebook bluetooth mouse pairs easily with windows mobile OS. Guess no one has written the apps/drivers for a symbian bluetooth mouse on the N95 yet. Hmmm, it is really a shame... because the Nokia N95 is really amazingly well built and far superior to anything motorola or most other pc smartphones in my opinion. By contrast symbian seems to lag far behind in software development. I have no idea how difficult it is to make drivers for a symbian bluetooth mouse with our N95. I bet someone right now-somewhere.... is using a bluetooth mouse with an N95 connecting in a way none of us have thought of. (Where's the Geek Squad When U Need Em)

wmousexp PuppetMaster Niime Mouse(maybe the best)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79xeREnZ_7Q

fenomeno83,
No, I don't want to turn the N95 into a mouse, I want to use a mouse with the N95 to go along with the wireless bluetooth keyboard I'm using. Essentially turning the N95 into a mini Laptop for on the road.

If you want to use a mouse with your phone, immediately I'd imagine there were two connectivity options available: USB and bluetooth.

I think it was discussed in a previous thread that it was impossible to use the USB port on the N95 as any form of input (e.g. connecting a USB pen with some sort of adapter and use it as extra storage space) so that leaves Bluetooth.

There are a few bluetooth mice out there which're designed for Windows/Mac/Linux so if someone could produce an application which could be installed on the phone to work with the mouse then this could be a viable alternative. The producer of the application would also have to either include a new web browser that works natively with the mouse, or somehow include the option to include it in the N95's built-in browser.

I don't think such an application exists and even if it could be done, it's likely to only mimic the main navigation pad on the phone (simply up, down, left and right, and no diagnonal movements) if it's to work with the built-in browser, so a new browser app would probably have to be included. Another problem is that it would mean you couldn't connect a bluetooth keyboard at the same time, or a headset, or another phone or piece of equipment.

However though it's an interesting concept to say the least, and I dare say a company might even rise up to the challenge in the near future. Heck, we currently have the ability to connect a Wii Remote to the N95 via bluetooth and control it, and maybe this might extend to support the nunchuk as well. For now though, as far as I know, I don't think a mouse is possible. If you have a Wii Remote, maybe you could try that and see how it suits you.

zxon,
Thank you for the great reply. I really appreciate your input and it is evident that you understand the difficulty in usefully pairing the N95 with a bluetooth mouse. I am able to print using a wireless connection in the Nokia N95 and have no problem using a wireless bluetooth keyboard with the N95 but the mouse has me stumped. I would have assumed that it was simply not an option except that I keep stumbling across post on the internet referring to using their Nokia N95 8GB smartphone with a bluetooth keyboard and bluetooth mouse (essentially turning the N95 into a Mini Laptop) for the road warrior. Maybe these posts are a hoax. So I decided to throw the question into the arena in hope of enlightenment or clarification that it's just not an option.

What's the thread? Maybe you could post a link.

I've just had a quick gander online and it seems you're not the only person who's asked about this. This page dated mid 07 shows someone else asking too. In one of the comments, someone suggested making a driver for the N95 to support a bluetooth keyboard with a built-in touchpad. This doesn't sound like a bad idea at all!

Yes, I saw that before and it was encouraging seeing the confirmation that the N95 can connect to more than one bluetooth device at a time. I had not really thought of a bluetooth keyboard with a touchpad (Hmmm...Wheels turning in brain now) that could replace the mouse altogether if it works. That's an interesting possibility. I liked the compact design of the Igo Stowaway BT Keyboard (folds up into practically nothing) but I'd give that up in a heartbeat for a fully functioning big old klunky BT Keyboard (with touchpad) functioning as a mouse with the N95.

Zxon,
forgot to post link of where I saw the talk about the bluetooth mouse with the N95.
http://forums.macrumors.com/index.php
It's in that Mac forum if you search (bluetooth mouse) you will see a thread who uses bluetooth mouse & Phone. Now of course I can't find the other places I saw similar posts. I hate when you see something on the internet and try to go back to where you saw it and can't find it.

this would be an awesome option for travelers using the BT keyboard and the TV out on the big screen. i would imagine that the best function a mouse could provide in the browser is the increments which we already get from using the D pad. though i still wonder if it would be easier. the touchpad sounds like a great idea. at the very least, i think a BT keyboard can be used with TV out, and then just use the arrow keys for browsing. this is the closest the n95 can come to a full mobile computer/laptop replacement. and its not too shabby really.

gsrider, I'm looking for the same thing. If you find anything useful, please share😉

Hi all. I too am interested in an all in one keyboard and mouse or trackball mouse. I am happily using my lcd tv as a monitor along with the cables that came with the N95 and then using N95 Wifi to connect to the net thereby turning my loungeroom TV into a web browser. I've had a look at the Microsoft Desktop 7000 which looks like exactly what I'm after, but I'm concerned about two things. 1. Whether it will be able to communicate with the symbian system on the N95
2. Whether the BLuetooth technology for between the phone and the keyboard will interfere with the wifi connection between the home modem and the phone.
From threads posted here, it doesn't sound like it would be able to work but has anyone used the Nokia foldaway keyboard while simultaneously using the wifi connection? Any difficulties with this?

I could imagine that WM would be able to work with a bluetooth mouse, as it supports touch screen, which maps well to a mouse.

However S60 on the N95 is totally based around keyboard input - I seriously can't' see how it could support a mouse without a total re-write of the operating systems core functionality.

Keyboard is fine, as thats just an extension of what already exists on the phone, but the mouse - totally different thing.

What about for the Nokia 5800 touch screen? Now this would be absolutley fantastic if http://www.teksoftco.com/index.php?section=bluemouse
become available for the new S60V5 Symbian Platform, even if it only navigated the internet it would be fantastic, id certainly be willing to pay for it!
😉

Yes.. thats right.. there is already a program that uses a BT Keyboard AND MOUSE.

What is it?

The ports of QUAKE 3 (and recently the updated versions of Q1 and Q2).

Hinkka wrote some HID drivers to talk to both Keyboard and mouse.. so you can now use the mouse to play..

I am not sure - but in theory, can be used towards doing something within the OS GUI.. Then again, the Innov8 already has this functionality.. so nothing is impossible I guess.

thats certainly very very interesting indeed!
It would have to work for the S60 web browser with a on screen coursor, dont think it would be incredibly hard at all. Im doing programming at college at the moment but im not sure if its even possible to hack the S60 browser and add this functionality! i think the developers would have to support it .....
Is this right??