Bluetooth Laptops with PS3? - Blu-ray Forum

ibskiing · 03-03-2008, 03:46 PM

I'm about to get a new laptop with bluetooth and have a couple of questions.

1. Can use the keyboard on a bluetooth laptop on the PS3?
2. In that same vien, if the laptop has a bluetooth mouse, could you use both as your controller on any of the FPS games?

My son just kills me with I use the PS3 controller, but I can hang with him on the computer games using a mouse and keyboard.

kpkelley · 03-03-2008, 04:02 PM

Assuming that the keyboard is part of the laptop, then no. The mouse however would probably be able to be used since it is external from the laptop and would therefore have bluetooth built into it. Since the keyboard is part of the laptop it would not be considered a bluetooth keyboard. There are bluetooth keyboards and mice available seperately or as combo packs and they should theoretically work with a ps3 though i have never tried as such.

Shin-Ra · 03-03-2008, 05:27 PM

1. No.
2. A seperate bluetooth mouse may connect but only Unreal Tournament III supports keyboard and mouse control.

Rapstah · 03-03-2008, 05:29 PM

Don't quote me on this, but I think the web browser has keyboard and mouse support too.

X-Ninja · 03-03-2008, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rapstah

Don't quote me on this, but I think the web browser has keyboard and mouse support too.

Indeed it does.

Quoted!

CptGreedle · 03-03-2008, 06:02 PM

any bluetooth device that is supported by the PS3 (i.e. keyboard, mouse, headset) will run on the PS3 via Bluetooth. But not through a computer, and not attached to a computer. You can also use any USB device that it supports as well (including the camera but I have tried 3rd party and older model cameras, they do not work, it must be the new PS3 camera).
I use a keyboard and mouse all the time on my PS3. it is a little awkward with the mouse as the buttons don't act the same, but it works. I just wish they let us download things from the browser to our PS3 (like images and movie files and music).

Rapstah · 03-03-2008, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CptGreedle

(including the camera but I have tried 3rd party and older model cameras, they do not work, it must be the new PS3 camera)

PS2 EyeToy camera possibly...?

03-03-2008, 03:46 PM	#1
ibskiing Junior Member Member since:Jan 2008	Bluetooth Laptops with PS3? I'm about to get a new laptop with bluetooth and have a couple of questions. 1. Can use the keyboard on a bluetooth laptop on the PS3? 2. In that same vien, if the laptop has a bluetooth mouse, could you use both as your controller on any of the FPS games? My son just kills me with I use the PS3 controller, but I can hang with him on the computer games using a mouse and keyboard.

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03-03-2008, 04:02 PM	#2
kpkelley Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Framingham, MA 4K collection:385 Blu-ray collection:2478 Digital collection:113 Blu-ray reviews: 152	Assuming that the keyboard is part of the laptop, then no. The mouse however would probably be able to be used since it is external from the laptop and would therefore have bluetooth built into it. Since the keyboard is part of the laptop it would not be considered a bluetooth keyboard. There are bluetooth keyboards and mice available seperately or as combo packs and they should theoretically work with a ps3 though i have never tried as such.

03-03-2008, 05:27 PM	#3
Shin-Ra Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:1	1. No. 2. A seperate bluetooth mouse may connect but only Unreal Tournament III supports keyboard and mouse control.

03-03-2008, 05:29 PM	#4
Rapstah Active Member Member since:Mar 2008	Don't quote me on this, but I think the web browser has keyboard and mouse support too.

03-03-2008, 06:02 PM	#6
CptGreedle Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Sworn super-hero now services Atlanta (and suburbs). Blu-ray collection:128 Blu-ray reviews:5	any bluetooth device that is supported by the PS3 (i.e. keyboard, mouse, headset) will run on the PS3 via Bluetooth. But not through a computer, and not attached to a computer. You can also use any USB device that it supports as well (including the camera but I have tried 3rd party and older model cameras, they do not work, it must be the new PS3 camera). I use a keyboard and mouse all the time on my PS3. it is a little awkward with the mouse as the buttons don't act the same, but it works. I just wish they let us download things from the browser to our PS3 (like images and movie files and music).

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