Hi! I just discovered (by accident) that my 770 is practically almost always visible via Bluetooth. I am not sure if I really want this... More description... I have enabled the feature that connections are *not* dropped when the cover is closed. This enables carrying the device around and stay connected to IM and VOIP - very nice. But at the same time the Bluetooth interface is now always up and the device is also always visible. Well, I asked for it since I enabled the "stay connected" option but at least for Wifi I can decide when to disconnect and thus down the Wifi interface. Not so with the Bluetooth interface. I have two concerns about this. One is security. Currently the 770 does not offer any services but one could install e.g. a BT-OBEX server to accept OBEX transfers. In that case and the 770 being always visible makes the device an easy target for hackery. The second concern is about power consumption. I guess that the Bluetooth device consumes more power if it is kept visible (and up) than it would if being down (and not visible). Basically what is missing is a simple way for the user to switch the Bluetooth on and off, same as it is for a long time in mobile phones. Maybe as an idea for a IT2006-2 edition ;) Cheers nils faerber -- kernel concepts Tel: +49-271-771091-12 Dreisbachstr. 24 Fax: +49-271-771091-19 D-57250 Netphen Mob: +49-176-21024535 --
