Car diagnostic on PDA with Bluetooth?

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n2ho
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Car diagnostic on PDA with Bluetooth?

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Did anyone have information about it or tried something like this? For example, I found this http://fixdat.com/MoreInformation.html.Any ideas? Thanks.
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Re: Car diagnostic on PDA with Bluetooth? (n2ho)

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I remember at a rally seeing a GVC member with his OBD on a PDA and another connected to a laptop. I can't find anything specifically on these members, but I found these threads for you that may help a little.http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id ... ad?id=4148
n2ho
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Re: Car diagnostic on PDA with Bluetooth? (NSimkins)

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Thank you, that was interesting to read, but I was just curious if anybody knows/uses a bluetooth (BT) interface to make diagnostic tool wireless. That is, some adapter with BT would be connected to the OBD2 connector, and you can use a PDA or a laptop equipped with BT wirelessly. This setup would be very convenient especially if you have 2 cars since to switch between cars would be a snap, you don't need to route a cable...
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Post by northvibe »

well even with a cable it shouldnt be bad at all, i mean you still have to get to the odb2 plug to plug it in any way.
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Post by engineertwin2 »

Digimoto offers a bluetooth OBDII solution. I would use a USB connection because of the hard connection and the lack of interference with my cell phone's bluetooth headset.There are pros and cons listed on http://www.mp3car.com - just check their forums out and search for bluetooth under engine diagnostics and obd.
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