Project Description

WeBe++ is an iPhone/iPad/iPod application that emulates a Bluetooth HID mouse & keyboard. It provides all the functions of a real Bluetooth mouse and keyboard in your pocket! Use it with your PS3 / Mac / PC!

New in 1.1

  • PS3 buttons added
  • AppleTV support (navigation)
  • Control iPad with iPhone and vice versa (BTstack Mouse and Keyboard)
  • Use PS3 arrowkeys for PC and Mac

Installation
WeBe++ runs on all mobile iOS devices. To use WeBe++ as a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, you need a jailbroken* device. On such a device, it can be purchased and installed from the Cydia package manager application.

*To jailbreak your iOS device, please follow the instructions described here:
iClarified (Windows)
iClarified (Mac)

Usage
Start up WeBe++ and press the "Start WeBe++" button. Now WeBe++ activates the open-source Bluetooth Stack (btstack.org) and you can activate the device discovery on your Mac/PC/PS3 to pair with your iOS device.

After the successful pairing, the complete screen of your iOS device serves as a trackpad. On the trackpad, you will see two icons: the keyboard icon and an icon to disconnect. Press the keyboard icon to show and hide the on-screen keyboard. The trackpad supports single and double taps, while two finger swipes are sent as vertical and horizontal panning gestures. A double finger tap serves as right mouse click. See the Help section in the main view for more details.

Features

  • Windows & Mac OS X & PS3 (or any Bluetooth capable device)
  • WiFi, Bluetooth, USB
  • Touchpad (full screen, portrait & landscape mode)
  • Keyboard (portrait & landscape mode)
  • Move mouse pointer
  • Left click, right click, double-click, horizonal / vertical scrolling
  • Choose a background image or color as mousepad - especially on Retina Display!
  • Adjust mouse speed
  • Use WeBe++ in Bluetooth HID mode (recommended) or with the WeBe Server (WiFi (adhoc or router), Apple Bluetooth tethering, or USB)
  • Supports multiple-screen configuration of host computer Keyboard supports eleven keyboard layouts: Dvorak, US English, French, German, Swiss German, Swiss French, Hebrew, Hungarian, Korean, Japanese, and Swedish

Authors
WeBe++ is a joint-venture of Gabriel Höhener (Weblooks), creator of the original WeBe, and Matthias Ringwald, creator of BTstack.

User opinions
10/12/2010: The app, WeBe++, looks fantastic!
11/12/2010: Awesome app! I just purchased and I love it. Keep up the good work.
11/12/2010: It's great. Such an awesome idea I have been waiting for ages for a clever person to create such an app.
14/12/2010: Very impressed with this app, well worth $5. Makes web browsing on the PS3 *almost* fun, and is very handy for chatting on Gran Turismo!
16/12/2010: I would like to thank you for your tips. Such a good support you usually do not have so often.

 
 
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