How to make your iPad a Desktop Computer - iPad + Bluetooth keyboard + Bluetooth Mouse + Monitor

This video shows how you can make your Jailbroken iPad a desktop computer or better yet how to use both a Bluetooth keyboard and Bluetooth mouse with your Jailbroken iPad.

http://www.iamthereforeipad.com

I did a crazy thing today, I made my iPad a desktop computer. I paired a Bluetooth keyboard and a Bluetooth mouse to my jailbroken iPad. it worked pretty well, but not without issues.

Here is what i used:

Hardware
iPad (Jailbroken)
Logitech Bluetooth diNovo Keyboard
Verbatim Bluetooth mouse
Apple iPad to VGA adapter ($29.99)
Desktop Monitor

Software
btstack Mouse (free, downloaded from Cydia)
btstack Keyboard ($5, downloaded from Cydia)
DisplayOut ($0.99, downloaded from Cydia)

This answers the question: Can I use both a Bluetooth keyboard and a Bluetooth mouse with the Apple iPad?

Note: Other videos say Bluetooth Keyboard in description but uses Apple keyboard dock which is not Bluetooth.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Apple iPad
• btstack mouse
• Bluetooth keyboard
• Ipad VGA adapter
• displayout
• jailbreak iPad
• cydia
• Verbatim Bluetooth Mouse
• iamthereforeipad
• diNovo with iPad
• diNovo Keyboard with iPad
• bstack keyboard
• diNovo Mini
• using diNovo Mini with iPad

[palmloyal]

@Oam98 The Btstack is NOT in the AppStore, it is in the Cydia app store. You have to Jailbreak your device in order to get the Cydia store added.

[palmloyal]

It works fine; however, I don't use it this way much. Ipad is designed to be held in hand. Just not much opportunity here to use it; this more proof of concept than for practical use. It works just fine though.

[palmloyal]

@Andrew238A - you are right if you only want to use the keyboard, but if you want to use the mouse AND keyboard then you must have the keyboard btstack that I described.

[chinafriends]

for that video "How to make your iPad a Desktop Computer"

you could buy a vnc/rdp app to emulate windows and use the display,mouse and keyboard to form a mini desktop

[palmloyal]

@chinafriends I use Logmein Ignition to control my PC, but TeamViewer is free.

[entro819]

Does this work with all bt mouse?

[palmloyal]

@entro819 Yes

[WindowsAndUbuntu]

use ipad as a mouse for free, LOGITECH TOUCH MOUSE

[Oam98]

i also tried my iPad

[Oam98]

I sourched the appstore for btstack mouse "I also tried to spell it in some other ways" but i culd'nt find it. Can you download other games if you have jailbraket you're iPhone

[TheFlamingGook]

Ummm Apple tv ???

[CNHR1]

What are fps like on this setup ... What is gameing like in general can you use the keyboard for gameing

[flyingbanapple]

Just looked them up, don't seem to exist in uk...

[doshgoneit]

Wow! This dude just reinvented the desktop! It's what the iPad was trying to get away from haha

[Thunderfoot1289]

VGA what ?

[aiktai]

This is so cool. If you use this you don't even need a computer