If you have any insight on this, it would also be nice to know whether there's a big latency between connections.
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A:
The Bluetooth protocol specifies that connections are point-to-point (hence the term "pairing"), but different profiles can be used concurrently with different stations. Each profile only supports one connection at a time. You can have a stereo headset connection with your car and a data connection with your laptop at the same time, but not multiple data connections.
Correction: you are correct that I was incorrect. Quoting from this link:
Bluetooth-enabled devices are organized in groups called piconets. A piconet consists of a master and up to seven active slaves
cdonner
2009-12-24 14:21:06
So basically Data is a Bluetooth profile and only one connection is allowed for that at a time right?
ruibm
2009-12-24 14:36:26
that is correct.
cdonner
2009-12-24 14:41:32
Cool, thank you!
ruibm
2009-12-24 14:44:59
Hum, just found this that suggests it is possible to connect multiple iPhones using the game kit: http://developer.apple.com/iPhone/library/documentation/NetworkingInternet/Conceptual/GameKit_Guide/Introduction/Introduction.html
ruibm
2009-12-24 14:51:03