Kensington Bluetooth USB Adapter ( 33085 )

by Kensington

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 6 x 8.8 inches ; 4.6 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001Q5SZ0
• Item model number: 33085
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #96,730 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 5, 2004

Product Description

Amazon Product Description

Bluetooth is one of the most recent developments in the ongoing battle for a wireless office. When a peripheral -- such as a cellular telephones, PDA, headset, mouse or keyboard -- is Bluetooth-equipped, it operates and communicates with the computer wirelessly. Of course, your computer also needs to be Bluetooth-equipped in order for the technology to work. Unfortunately, many are not -- particularly older and less expensive models.

That's where Kensington's Bluetooth USB Adapter comes in. Plugging into any available USB port, the compact unit (smaller than a cigarette lighter) adds secure, encrypted Bluetooth wireless technology to any Windows XP or Mac OSX computer. It links up to seven Bluetooth devices within a 65-foot range, and is compatible with all Bluetooth v1.1 and v2.2 enabled products. The Kensington Bluetooth Adapter comes with a software CD and instruction booklet, and is backed by a one-year limited warranty and free technical support.

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Bluetooth USB Adapter

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It worked for me., February 2, 2006

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S. Leung - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington Bluetooth USB Adapter ( 33085 ) (Personal Computers)

This product has worked for me on XP SP2 without problems.

It connects to my Motorola phone to transfer ringtones, addresses. It maintained connectivity beyond 20 feet.

I've had the product for several weeks, and don't have any

complaints.

The included driver disk has an old version of the drivers.

Go to ftp://ftp.kensington.com/bt , and download the 4.0.1.2400 driver.

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why on Earth doesn't it support Audio/Headset service?, January 4, 2005

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C. Okoye "MasterCKO" (San Mateo, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington Bluetooth USB Adapter ( 33085 ) (Personal Computers)

So, I just recently received a bluetooth headset for a christmas gift, which is cool, and I had the idea of buying a USB adapter for my computer to allow it to be used as a wireless headset for my computer (as I do voice chat over the internet a lot). The OS (I'm using an OSX 10.3.6 machine right now) detected the device fine, but I found that I couldn't use the headset as an input or output. Confused, I went to Kensington's website and found that lo and behold, the adapter doesn't support the Audio Gateway or Headset services. What in the? Avoid like the plague. Just be smart and get the Linksys.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not great for my purposes..., February 10, 2005

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K9alliance (Anderson, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kensington Bluetooth USB Adapter ( 33085 ) (Personal Computers)

I bought this for use with my Nokia 6620 Smart phone to sync with MS Outlook. The product has to be "forced" to operate by re-affirming the phone profile everytime I use it. It may have compatibility problems with the Nokia PC Suite software, so be fore-warned!