The iPhone Just Got Better with the BTstack Bluetooth Keyboard App

The iPhone is a great smartphone but what others have that it lacks is a physical keypad.  This handicap is about to be overcomed with the introduction of the BTstack Keyboard application.  This app, which is based on the open-source BTstack project, will allow the iPhone (and the iPod) to be connected to a Bluetooth keyboard.  The BTstack keyboard runs a daemon on the background of the iPhone where it generates keyboard tap events, resulting to an effect as if you were typing using the on-screen keyboard.  But take note that you can use this app only if you are willing to jailbreak your 3G and 3GS iPhones.  It is available at the Cydia store for $5.  Combined with a portable Bluetooth keyboard, this app can replace your laptop for making notes and writing emails while you are on the road.  This allows you to harness the power of the iPhone, which actually is a portable computer at your disposal.

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