Re: bluetooth device for proximity detection

[Robin Wood <robin () digininja org>]

On Jan 23, 2012 12:01 AM, "Bruce Barnett" <grymoire () gmail com> wrote:
> Hmm. My script expects the device to be in discover mode, and a bluetooth
earpiece might not be in that mode all the time.
> I found one (of questionable functionality)  and tried, and it wasn't
discoverable.
> But Nick's script uses hcitool, and connects to a bluetooth device.
>
> I tried to use hcitool as well,  and it didn't seem to work.
>
> I can modify my script to use hcitool, like Nick, so that it will work
with devices that aren't discoverable,
> but I don't seem to have an earpiece that works.
I've got a broken jawbone that I'm going to try with when I get home, the
only problem will be that laptop is a Mac which doesn't have hcitool.
Google suggests some alternatives so I'll see what I can find. Or I might
use this as another excuse to install Debian.

Robin

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