[Ti] PCMCIA Bluetooth cards?

[Jason Tertadian]

On Wednesday, December 10, 2003, at 09:27AM, Robert Ameeti <robert at ameeti.net> wrote:

>>>I would prefer a card which does not stick out of the slot at all.
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>>I second that motion.  I'd love to add bluetooth but the idea of a USB dongle makes me cringe.
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>Not sticking out of the slot restricts the signal's ability to get proper range. Do note that on desktop machines where there is plenty of space inside, Apple must still use an exterior antennae. <http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86411> My guess is that they too would prefer to have nothing sticking out. But then, I imagine some will opt to not want to have that ugly antennae coming out the back of their towers but I do wonder what their success will be.
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>Function before form.
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Understood.  But I'd much rather have something sticking out of the left side of my baby than out the back.  I get creeped out by the titanium port door; visions of it snapping off...

What would really be great would be a PCMCIA card with a popout antenna much like this 3Com :  <http://www.3com.com/products/en_US/detail.jsp?tab=features&pathtype=purchase&sku=3CRWB6096B>