| IOGEAR USB Adapter with bluetooth Wireless Technology 2.0 Spec Class 1 |
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Model: GBU321
Brand: Iogear
Manufacturer: IOGEAR
Average Rating: 
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Total Reviews: 13
Form factor: External
Hardware platform: PC
Data link protocol: Bluetooth
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| Features: |
Product Type - Adapter
Warranty - 1 year
Allows any computer with USB connections to become a Bluetooth enabled computer
Eliminates cables between your computers |
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| Description: |
| IOGEAR's USB Adapters with Bluetooth wireless technology + EDR (Enhanced Data Rate) deliver faster wireless data transfer speed, improved bandwidth and draw less power than ever before. Now when you add Bluetooth wireless technology to your desktop or notebook PC or Mac, you'll be able to wirelessly share documents, music and video at up to three times the speed of previous Bluetooth devices.You'll also be able to wirelessly connect up to seven Bluetooth devices together and transfer even the largest files quickly and easily due to greater bandwidth. And adapters' lower power consumption means longer battery life on your notebook computer. Just plug in an IOGEAR USB adapter with Bluetooth wireless technology and get your computer wirelessly sharing data with your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone, PDA, stereo headphones, printer and more!This Bluetooth Class 1 adapter is compatible with both PC and Mac, and offers a wireless range of 330 feet (100 meter). It is easy to install and use, and very portable. It suits for both home and mobile networking needs. |
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| User Reviews (13 total): |
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really easy installment, July 29, 2008
By user (south of baghdad, too far away)
i know very little about computers. i ordered this product having seen that it was compatable w/ vista and hoped for the best. it took me a total of 2 min to install it and get it working......great product, yes it is vista compatable and very easy to use
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Don't use the included driver, June 30, 2008
By user (Cape Coral, FL)
Have had this product for about a year now, and it has worked flawlessly with my BB Pearl 8100, Plantronics Voyager 510, and Samsung P2 MP3 player. However...I DID NOT use the included driver and software, as they did not work with anything very well. And Windows XP does not have a built-in driver for this device...except that it does, but doesn't know it. This device has a Broadcom chipset (BCM2045) in it, and XP has a builtin Broadcom driver (BCM2033) which are the same file; however, XP doesn't match the two up. So you have to edit the bluetooth driver .ini file manually to make it work. Needless to say it is somewhat involved, so to find out how to make it work, just google search broadcom 2045 XP setup and you should find it. This will enable XP"s bluetooth stack, which works very well. Oh, and while I have not tested range, it is nestled inside my computer, surrounded by cordless phones, routers, and other electronics, and can still communicate through several walls to my devices on the other side of the house. Hope this helps. Thanks.
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IOGEAR USB Adapter with bluetooth Wireless Technology 2.0 Spec Class, June 28, 2008
By user (Anchorage, AK United States)
It seemed to work well when it was first installed, now works only sporadically. Very displeased with this product.
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Works as expected out of the box, June 17, 2008
By user (Cincinnati, OH USA)
This product worked out of the box with a simple software installation. I am able to connect my plantronics 510 bluetooth headset to my PC and use for calls that I make from MS communicator.
Works well for my simple purposes - ie. enables my PC to be my conference phone as well!
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Great Value, Works fairly well., May 4, 2008
By user (Brunswick Hills, Ohio.)
I recently decided to create a wireless Audio Network between my PC and my 2 stereo systems. I had been using a little FM Stereo transmitter and then tuning it in on my recievers so I could stream music throughout my home. Not bad, but not quite the fidelity I would like. I did some reading on the audio capabilties of Bluetooth and it claims to be able to sample at 48k or at or near CD quality. I wanted an inexpensive way to accomplish this. I picked up a Jensen Universal Bluetooth Stereo Receiver for about $15 then all I needed was a Transmitter that could be strong enough to cover my entire home. Many transmitters out there are pricey and only are good for about 30-60Ft. line-of-sight so reception between flors might be if-y at best. Then I found the IOGEAR with a 330 ft. broadcast range for about $29! It had some fairly decent reviews, plus I went to the IOGEAR website to get more details on this unit. I needed the ability to have at least 2-3 receivers simultaneously connect so I could pump music throughout the house(this can do 7)and maybe out onto my patio or even to a stereo headset so I could listen while cutting the lawn or waxing the car. The software documentation was pretty good. It left one litle thing out, but thankfully I read a review that mentioned that when creating a 'pair' between devices, it will ask for a 'security code'. The security code is a random number that YOU must create. Initially, I spent some time inspecting my devices and the documentation looking for this security code that I though was provided with them. So I just entered '0000' as the reviewer said and I was connected.
Now this device will do way more than what I am using it for. Besides being an Audio Gateway, it can be used to share files, access resources, to connect a printer and a few more that I can't recall at the moment. You can select which types of wireless functionality you want to allow. I just unslected everything except the Audio Gateway option.
As for the reception, PERFECT. I used the USB Extension cable that came with it to hang it off the back of my PC. My living room stereo is about 30ft. away and the Jensen and the IOGEAR paired easily and never drop connection although when we run our microwave oven in the kitchen I get a few drop-outs. The connection to my stereo in the basement(more than 60ft.) has no problems either. As for sound quality, my iTunes library sound great! Not quite CD quality, but about as clean, & clear with decent fidelity as if I connected my iPod directly to the line input of my stereo. I then tested playing a CD in the CD drive of my PC. I was not as pleased. It did not sound as if it was playing through the CD player of the stereo. Probably the result of an average to poor audio card and processing for the CD drive. I'll stick to playing CD's from the stereo. Now as for Streaming Internet Radio, I was somewhat pleased with the quality. Now, I don't subscribe to any pay internet radio service, so I realized the streaming rate may be limited for the 'free-users' and the better sampling rates are for paying subscribers, but it is good enough to use as background music for parties so I don't have to play DJ all night or for non-stop Holiday music. I will say that sometimesafter I have been connected and using it for awhile and I log off as the user and allow one of my kids to logon and use it, that I will have to restart the PC to get it to reload correctly. Otherwise, I am very pleased with my purchase. I highly recommend this product- at least as an Audio Gateway its a great value.
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Loses connection often, May 2, 2008
By user (Georgia, USA)
Range awesome. Nowhere in my house can I go where connectivity to my Jawbone is not flawless. However, the device is OFTEN disconnected and reconnected on the PC even if I am 1 ft from the device. I use this with Skype and World of Warcraft on that machine and it causes focus loss in WoW which basically makes it not useable for that purpose. Anytime it is enabled but not 'on' several applications are looking for it. Everytime I get a google chat message I get a little bubble that says a device has requested it be there and I lose focus. Aggravating as hell. I have just disabled it.
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Works Great! Super product...., April 29, 2008
By user (New York State)
I would give these bluetooth devices an A++++++. They are easy to install, and work great from the get go. I had purchased bluetooth devices from another place, and could not get my laptop and printer to work with them. I tried everything I knew to do, but they just didn't work. I read the reviews on these Iogear bluetooth devices and decided to give them a try. I installed the one on my laptop, and the other on my printer and they work just great! I just love being able to print from my laptop with them. This is a super product...
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Works Great, February 25, 2008
By user (usa)
Great Range works with Plantronics Voyager 510 for audio and mic input into laptop computer. Took a few minutes. Range is great.
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Class 1 is the bomb!, January 30, 2008
By user (Orange County, CA USA)
I recently purchased a Callpod Dragon Bluetooth headset, which is a class 1 device.
With this dongle and my headset, I can carry on a Skype call from anywhere in the house...it's great!
My old dongle used the Toshiba stack, this one uses the Widcomm stack. I must say, the Widcomm stack is much nicer. Easier to manage connections and just plain has a better feel to it.
The device is about like you'd expect, except for one thing...no blue light. I thought all Bluetooth devices had blue lights...like it was the law or something. Anyway, it's different. Not good or bad, just different.
The product works as presented. I like it.
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Worked like a dream....I wish everything were this easy!, December 15, 2007
By user (The People's Republic of New Jersey)
I have a bluetooth-enabled Mac ibook, and ever since I got a bluetooth-ready HP All-in-One printer, I've been curious to see if it was even possible to print wirelessly between the Mac and HP platforms.
HP has its own branded bluetooth attachment that they push (and give out as little info as possible); that thing has gotten some pretty crummy reviews, so I really wanted to try out a bluetooth adapter that had pleased at least a few people.
But as you'd expect, no one makes any of this stuff EASY. What's the diff between Class 1 and Class 2? Well, HP doesn't tell you, cause like if you KNEW, well, maybe you'd buy a different adapter!
I read a bunch of reviews, looking for ones written by mac owners in particular, and took at stab at this adapter.
As you've probably figured out, I'm no computer genius - but I got the IOGear adapter in the mail, and within 15 minutes, I was printing effortlessly AND wirelessly from my living room to a printer tucked away in my home office!
The only reason why the whole thing didn't take five minutes was that when you go to print, you have to CHOOSE the printer (like in the old mac "chooser" days before OSX.) The mac bluetooth setup system utility makes the whole process pretty painless.
And btw, the distance between the home office and my living room is WELL over 30 ft, and there are a bunch of walls and doors in the way. The printer performed like a champ; nothing stopped it.
My only complaint is that there seems to be a problem printing PDF files. Of course, that may just be because I haven't figured out yet how one does it (and obviously HP isn't going to tell me since I didn't buy their adapter!)
But that's a quibble. It's nice to be able to hit the "print" button no matter where I am, and have all the stuff done by the time I saunter into my home office.
If you've got a mac laptop and want to try your hand at long distance, wireless printing, this would be the bluetooth adapter I'd go with. Definitely frees you up and works like a charm!
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Excellent product which works flawless with every bluetooth device, November 17, 2007
By user (parsippany, NJ)
This is an excellent bluetooth adapter and I have used it to connect via a Jabra BT8010 headset for skype and listen to music. it works great. I can roam around in my 2 floor home and it does not lost the connection.
Only bad thing about the product is that the software which comes with CD is outdated and does not contain hand free bluetooth profile. One need to download it from the manufacturer website.
Highly recommended to person without a good bluetooth in his/her laptop.
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doesn't work with everything, August 24, 2007
By user (NJ, USA)
Read before you buy! I guess I forgot to do my research.
So far there is only one update on IOGear's website for the driver and none for the firmware. And I found out the hard way that they are needed.
Out of the box, I couldn't connect my Blackberry phone to my PC through this adapter as a remote audio gateway and the driver update solved the problem. So far so good.
Then my Motorola S9 headset came in and it didn't play the sound well. I tried a bunch of different things (reboot, different device settings etc.) and it started playing, but not for long. It started cutting out and became very choppy and eventually more silent more than it played music. I rebooted again and thought maybe it was Winamp and the way it uses directaudio so I tried WMP 11. No luck. Tried both programs on another PC and nothing.
So after few minutes of searching online, it seems that others had similar issues with their laptops based on the same/similar chipset. Those that were able to update their firmware and drivers eliminated their problems.
This could be a good device but it needs support.
Recommend buying Anycom 200 or 250. It seems they provide frequent updates.
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Works Great! Price can't be beat., July 3, 2007
By user (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX)
I bought 2 of these and I could even connect two PC's or the PC with my cell phone for Active Sync from different floors in our office building! I have a bluetooth mouse and other bluetooth devices and I am very happy with the performance of this product. I chose the class 1 for range and it was worth the money - I turned off the internal bluetooth and choose to use this USB device due to the improved performance and reliability. I really got my money's worth (I bought 2 for less than I paid for one of the earlier version 9 class 2 device).
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