Bluemaemo
BlueMaemo is a remote controller application for Maemo-powered devices. With BlueMaemo you can turn your Maemo-powered device in a mixed Bluetooth keyboard-and-mouse device through the HID Bluetooth profile.
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Downloads
- OS2008
- Maemo 5 - Coming soon, alpha version available in the Extras-devel repository.
How to connect for the first time
For legacy versions of BlueMaemo (< 0.3.7), see instructions here.
Linux
- Remove any existing pairings between your phone/tablet and your computer (in both devices).
- Start BlueMaemo and select "Establish Connection".
- Select and pair your phone/tablet with your computer.
- Select yes in the "Connect to" dialog, a authorization dialog will appear, check "always grant access" to allow future reconnections.
- You can then use the reconnect button on BlueMaemo to connect to an already paired computer.
Windows XP
- tbd
Mac OSX
- Remove any existing pairings between your phone/tablet and your Mac (in both devices).
- Start bluetooth on your Mac. Set it to be discoverable.
- Make sure to check your Mac's name doesn't have any apostrophes, i.e. John's Macbook. Change if necessary - you can do that in Sharing system pref pane. (This is currently a bug in BlueMaemo, please remove this line once fixed.)
- Start BlueMaemo and select "Establish Connection".
- Select your Mac and pair with your phone/tablet. Click yes on the pairing dialog on the mac first before pressing the "Pair" button on your phone/tablet.
- Select yes in the "Connect to" dialog, a "Connecting to "Mac"" dialog should appear.
- You can then use the reconnect button on BlueMaemo to connect to an already paired Mac.
Playstation 3
- Remove any existing pairings between your phone/tablet and your Playstation 3 (in both devices).
- Start BlueMaemo and select "Wait for connection".
- On the PS3 go to the menu Settings > Accessory Settings > Manage Bluetooth Devices and press Register New Device and Start Scanning.
- Pair the devices.
Tested Devices
- N800
- N810
- N900
Tested Bluetooth stacks
Working
- Linux BlueZ.
- Windows XP SP2 and SP3 – default stack and blue soleil stack.
- Windows XP Media Center Edition – default stack and Toshiba Bluetooth stack.
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7 - default stack
- Mac OSX 10.5.6, 10.6.2
- PlayStation 3
Not working
- Nokia’s S60 – tested with an Nokia Navigator.
- Mac OS X 10.4.11
Known issues
Report a bug
You can report bugs here.
Request a feature
You can request new features here (select ‘enhancement’ in the severity field)
Videos
- BlueMaemo
- Playing Quake on an 5800 with BlueMaemo
- Using BlueMaemo on N810 as a bluetooth keyboard for PS3
- Controlla PS3 con Nokia N900 e Bluemaemo
- How To - Turn Your Nokia N900 into a PS3 Controller
- BlueMaemo - playing games with the accelerometer
- 'Add your video here'
News
Add here articles about BlueMaemo.
- BlueMaemo 0.1 released - Valerio Valerio's Blog
- BlueMaemo controlling a PS3 - Valerio Valerio's Blog
- BlueMaemo 0.2 released – in extras now - Valerio Valerio's Blog
- BlueMaemo 0.3 - Valerio Valerio's Blog
- Playing Quake on an 5800 with BlueMaemo - Valerio Valerio's Blog
- Having fun with BlueMaemo - Points of Interest
- BlueMaemo Turns Your Nokia Tablet Into a Wireless Mouse, Keyboard Gizmodo
- BlueMaemo turns Maemo-powered devices into a remote control for your computer - MultiCellPhone
- BlueMaemo Turns Internet Tablets into Input Devices brighthand.com
- Playing Quake on an Nokia 5800 with BlueMaemo - Daily Mobile
- Preview: BlueMaemo - Maemo UI improvements blog.
- Controlla la PS3 con il tuo Nokia N900 e BlueMaemo! (video guida) - MaemoItalia.com
- Turn Your N900 Into A PS3 Controller & More With BlueMaemo - Maemo Central
- N900 turned into PS3 controller courtesy of BlueMaemo emulator - Engadget
- Video: BlueMaemo – playing games with the accelerometer - Valerio Valerio's Blog
- 'Add your article here'.