New UI and functionality for Bluetooth™ Remote Control tool
The popular Bluetooth™ Remote Control tool has been given a makeover with a new UI and new functionality. Version 4.0 is now available for download for both Windows and OS X, and the accompanying Bluetooth HID remote control Developers' Guidelines are also updated.
The Bluetooth Remote Control tool enables you to use your Sony Ericsson Bluetooth-enabled phone to remotely control your computer keyboard and mouse functions.
About Bluetooth Remote Control tool
Through the Bluetooth Specification, Human Interface Device (HID) Profile v1.0, (www.bluetooth.org), a mobile phone can act as a HID device. When connected to a computer, the mobile phone acts like a combined keyboard and mouse. By assigning a combination of computer keyboard key presses to keys on the mobile phone keypad, the mobile phone can be used as a remote control device for computer applications.
The mobile phone keypad is configured for control of a computer application through a HID configuration file. This is a TAR file containing two other files – one XML file for the keypad key assignments and one image file containing the image to be shown on the phone screen. The image can, for example, display what functions are assigned to each key on the mobile phone keypad.
The tool is a computer-based application allowing you to create new configurations, edit existing configurations and save configuration files to be installed on the phone.
New look and new functionality
Version 4.0 has a new UI illustrated by the screenshot below and the new features include illustrative icons to indicate phone keypad to computer keyboard mapping and an automated update channel using RSS.
Main window of the Bluetooth Remote Control tool version 4.00 in Microsoft® Windows®, with the W980 phone selected for configuration editing and preview. The tool will appear different when run on Mac® OS.
Illustrative icons
To help you remember which commands are mapped to phone keys and computer keys, new illustrative icons will be displayed. For example, if phone key "1" is assigned to the computer "Escape" key, the HID profile image will illustrate the "1" key with the text "Esc" – see screenshot above.
Automated tool updates
The tool now includes an automated update channel using RSS, informing you when a new version of the tool is available for download.
Please note:
In order to use the Bluetooth Remote Control functionality, you require a computer with a Bluetooth stack which supports the HID profile. Please consult your Bluetooth software manual.
The Bluetooth Remote Control enables you to edit the preloaded desktop image that comes with the tool but since its not a graphical editing tool in itself you can not do changes to an image that you have loaded yourself.
The Bluetooth Remote Control tool enables you to use your Sony Ericsson Bluetooth-enabled phone to remotely control your computer keyboard and mouse functions.
About Bluetooth Remote Control tool
Through the Bluetooth Specification, Human Interface Device (HID) Profile v1.0, (www.bluetooth.org), a mobile phone can act as a HID device. When connected to a computer, the mobile phone acts like a combined keyboard and mouse. By assigning a combination of computer keyboard key presses to keys on the mobile phone keypad, the mobile phone can be used as a remote control device for computer applications.
The mobile phone keypad is configured for control of a computer application through a HID configuration file. This is a TAR file containing two other files – one XML file for the keypad key assignments and one image file containing the image to be shown on the phone screen. The image can, for example, display what functions are assigned to each key on the mobile phone keypad.
The tool is a computer-based application allowing you to create new configurations, edit existing configurations and save configuration files to be installed on the phone.
New look and new functionality
Version 4.0 has a new UI illustrated by the screenshot below and the new features include illustrative icons to indicate phone keypad to computer keyboard mapping and an automated update channel using RSS.
Main window of the Bluetooth Remote Control tool version 4.00 in Microsoft® Windows®, with the W980 phone selected for configuration editing and preview. The tool will appear different when run on Mac® OS.
Illustrative icons
To help you remember which commands are mapped to phone keys and computer keys, new illustrative icons will be displayed. For example, if phone key "1" is assigned to the computer "Escape" key, the HID profile image will illustrate the "1" key with the text "Esc" – see screenshot above.
Automated tool updates
The tool now includes an automated update channel using RSS, informing you when a new version of the tool is available for download.
Please note:
In order to use the Bluetooth Remote Control functionality, you require a computer with a Bluetooth stack which supports the HID profile. Please consult your Bluetooth software manual.
The Bluetooth Remote Control enables you to edit the preloaded desktop image that comes with the tool but since its not a graphical editing tool in itself you can not do changes to an image that you have loaded yourself.
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HI
ReplyDeleteI've been trying to download it but it seems that SE page is down. Could you send it to me? or upload it to some share site (rapidshare, megaupload)?
thanks in advance
sebastian
sebastian.sombra@gmail.com