works wirelessly with iPhone/iPad out of box? I see talk of this working with iPhone/iPad out of the box, but in the product description it says it requires a sold-separately "BT-D1 USB transmitter" to work with iPhone/iPad. So, would I need to purchase the transmitter or not? works wirelessly with iPhone/iPad out of box? I see talk of this working with iPhone/iPad out of the box, but in the product description it says it requires a sold-separately "BT-D1 USB... » Read More works wirelessly with iPhone/iPad out of box? I see talk of this working with iPhone/iPad out of the box, but in the product description it says it requires a sold-separately "BT-D1 USB transmitter" to work with iPhone/iPad. So, would I need to purchase the transmitter or not? « Show Less
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I found it confusing that the product description under the photo of the USB adapter (the one you have to buy separately) says the adapter will make it work with your iPhone and iPad. That's backwards. The adapter is for devices that don't have Bluetooth but do have a USB port. IPhones/iPads are the exact opposite -- they have Bluetooth but they don't have a USB port, so the adapter would be be both incompatible AND pointless.
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would I need to purchase the BT-D1 USB transmitter to work with iPhone4/iPod4th gen?
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The Creative D200 will work out of the box with your iPhone / iPad - if your device has A2DP bluetooth connectivity. The transmitter is for devices which do not support this bluetooth profile.iPhones / iPads received A2DP support with the iPhone OS 3.0 update, so you should have no issues connecting to this speaker.
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Hi Ester. That's the main reason I bought it. Wifi assisted gps on the ipad doesn't work in most places in our country and definately not off shore. This tiny little bad elf is brilliant. One thing you do need to be wary of though ... make sure the gps remains firmly plugged in. I had someone on the helm for a while and she knocked the gps inadvertanly and went for half an hour not noticing that the arrow in the gps wasn't moving.
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Not sure how you would use it with an iPad or iphone. It needs to connect to a USB receiver.
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I ordered the Bluetooth version (2 times) but the seller (iPazzPort) sent me the non-BT Dongle version both time, so am not sure of the BT sync functionality. On the whole since it is working correctly with my laptop, I kept the device. I tried contacting iPazzPort but they are not reachable.
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It says on the product description on the product page, "This product is certified by Apple as a "Made for iPad, iPhone, iPod," so you're assured it will work out of the box." I bought mine probably a year or so ago and it works so well for me that I just bought my husband one.
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I had to purchase a cord with a male - female (purchased from Amazon) and it worked great. I was also able to use my iPad this way. However, after I did the ios7 software update, both my iPhone and iPad would no longer work at all. They showed an error of not compatible with the device. I contacted Apple and after 1/2 hour and a lot of queries they said I would have to contact the company and ask for an upgrade to the Alyec Lansing. There is no possible way of upgrading. Good luck if you try it. It is fantastic if it works.
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My unit may or may not work at any given distance. Experience with this device (and I have TWO of them) is similar to yours, though. I've always put it down to the Bluetooth capability of my iPhone being quite limited. I doubt that you have a defective device. Instead, I think that it's mostly just limitations of Bluetooth...AND the fact that this device just isn't quite as "quality" as we'd like for it to be. Put that down to "you get what you pay for"...and these were't very expensive.
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I think the product description has not been updated.I have the iPad Mini and it works! In fact, it should work with every iOS device with Bluetooth.
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I Order one for my daughter in college she has the small version iPad the iPhone4 and the iPhone5, and it didn't work, she sent it to me and I have the first iPad model and iPhone5S didn't work for the iPad and I wasn't taking the chance connecting it to my S... Maybe it need a program to work?
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Sound quality on Bluetooth devices is a confusing issue. So I'll try to clarify. There are two defining factors : 1. "Audio Source Quality" and 2. "Bluetooth transmission CODEC". 1. is simple enough, but 2. isn't. A BT device has several "Codecs", that it works with. For audio stream, major ones are "aptX" "AAC" and "SBC". And "SBC" is the root cause of "inferior audio quality on Bluetooth". "Sub-band codec" is the full name, and it's a codec designed for devices with low processing power. To put simply, it sounds absolutely aweful! If your smartphone supports "aptX" and or "AAC", the sound quality will be good, good enough that average person will not notice degration. With "SBC", most music fans will notice the difference. Then it will get really confusing, if a device only supports "aptX / SBC" and not "AAC". Most Androids support "aptX / SBC", in this case, "aptX" will be used and sounds fine. iPhones on the other hand, only supports "AAC/SBC" and not "aptX". In this case, iPhone falls back to using "SBC", and works with bad quality audio. And Mediabridge seems to be this device, that "Works well with Androids" and "Kinda works with iPhones, albeit with bad quality audio". If you ask anyone about the "Sound quality on BT device", it is vitally important to know "What was used with", as you may be comparing oranges to apples, two completely different codecs housed in the same box. For marketing reasons, as long as a device works even with SBC, it is labled as "Wokrs with iPhone". You should be very careful choosing a BT device for audio, to use with iPhone. #If you weren't satisftied with the earbuds that came with an early Apple iPhones, you will definitely notice the high-pitched harmonic distortion of SBC.
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I believe that this model has the old Bluetooth technology and it will not work with iPad or iPhone. I returned my model and purchased Leica DISTO E7500i Laser Distance Meter With Disto Sketch IPad IPhone App - and I have no problem. I use it with the myMeasures app and I am totally happy. It even transfers the measurements into the app.
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I use it on jaibroken iPad. After jailbreaking, use cydia to find the bt Bluetooth mouse stack. It is a small charge.
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I connect using my iPhone 5 just fine. Haven't tried my iPad, but if you can download the app, it should work there too.
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It probably does not have the new usb to lightning connector to use the Z1 with an iPhone or iPad with a lightning port, rather a 30 pin connector. In January, I ordered the lightning to usb cable directly from native instruments to use with my iPhone 6 Plus when I noticed it on their site for $19.95.I didn't see an official release announcement but I assume that the new cord has only been available in 2015 because of proprietary rights Apple had through 2014, so you might be able to save twenty buck by ordering direct from Native Instruments or a seller who can verify which cable is included like others suggest. It probably does not have the new usb to lightning connector to use the Z1 with an iPhone or iPad with a lightning port, rather a 30 pin connector. In January, I ordered the lightning to usb cable directly from native instruments to use with my iPhone 6 Plus when I noticed it on their site for $19.95.I didn't see an official release announcement but I assume that the new cord has only been available in 2015 because of proprietary rights Apple had through 2014, so you might be able to save twenty buck by ordering direct from Native Instruments or a seller who can verify which... » Read More It probably does not have the new usb to lightning connector to use the Z1 with an iPhone or iPad with a lightning port, rather a 30 pin connector. In January, I ordered the lightning to usb cable directly from native instruments to use with my iPhone 6 Plus when I noticed it on their site for $19.95.I didn't see an official release announcement but I assume that the new cord has only been available in 2015 because of proprietary rights Apple had through 2014, so you might be able to save twenty buck by ordering direct from Native Instruments or a seller who can verify which cable is included like others suggest. « Show Less
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You can stream from your iphone or ipad to the unit by plugging directly into it. You will not be able to do it wirelessly.
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There shouldn't be any issues with any BT devices that are less than 3 - 4 years old. I can't comment on the iPhone4 personally as I've only used mine with an iPhone5 and Nexus5, but they both work flawlessly. Apple is also very good at keeping their devices as up to date as possible with things like BT communications protocols (within reason). The iPhone4 should work just fine.
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I personally do not use an I-Phone, but the BTV30 works via Bluetooth. If you IPhone has Bluetooth, then it should work with no problem.