BluePhoneElite 2 leaves beta

Posted Oct 29th 2007 11:00PM by Nik Fletcher

For a long while I've been a fan of BluePhoneElite - a nifty piece of software that allows call (and SMS) management via your Mac if you own a phone that the software supported. For well over a year now, the next version of BPE has been in testing and finally now available for public consumption. So, what's new? Features include:

You can use your Mac as a a Bluetooth hands-free device,
Phone to computer call-log syncing,
Symbian and Windows Mobile support

Before we go any further, be aware that the feature set of BPE is dependent on a supported handset and so your mileage may vary depending on the phone you own (sadly, the iPhone doesn't support most of BluePhoneElite's features). That said, I love the ability to send SMSes from the comfort of my MacBook Pro (and Aluminum Keyboard) and coupled with things such as Talk-thru (Bluetooth hands free) this is looking to be a pretty sweet update.

BluePhoneElite 2 is a free upgrade to previously registered customers, whilst a new licence costs $24.95. If you're unsure your phone is supported, or simply want to give the software a whirl, a 14-day demo is available from the Mira Software site.

Tags: blue-phone-elite, mobile-phone-control-os-x

Reader Comments

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1. Bah, even though they say my HTC Tytn should be compatible, it's not. Shame.

Adi

Posted at 11:58PM on Oct 29th 2007 by adisor19

2. BPE2 is not fully compatible yet with Leopard. An error comes out every time you receive a text message

Posted at 1:18AM on Oct 30th 2007 by John

3. I have been waiting for them to release this and have to call them!
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2290046

Posted at 2:05AM on Oct 30th 2007 by roper

4. I downloaded a demo a year or two ago and found it wasn't compatible with my phone.

Now I have a different phone, but the demo no longer runs and current versions detect the presence of an earlier demo on my Mac and also refuse to run. So I have no way to tell how well my new phone works. And I'm not paying $25 to find out.

Posted at 4:43AM on Oct 30th 2007 by Kalessin

5. I'm on Leopard, and it SUCKS on some things I liked on v1.
- The wonderfull Chat window? Gone
- Message Center through the menu bar icon? Gone. Why?
- Only show on menu bar? Gone. Only have an option to hide it from both Dock and menu bar
- Status window while sendig a message? Gone.
- Stability (on Leopard at least)? GONE!

Sometimes, when I select a message on Message Center, it takes me to the inbox folder, disapearing the message list. (unread ones at least)

The auto completion while typing contact names is slower

I was happy the way the betas were going, but a lot is missing. There's some cool stuff in it, but I'll stick with BPE1 until they bring back Chat and make it more stable...

And I'm sendig this to them to...

Posted at 5:20AM on Oct 30th 2007 by Carlos Fonseca

6. WOW...WHAT A LITTLE PHONE,,THAT'S COOL

http://misstrendy.org/miss_trendy.html

Posted at 6:34AM on Oct 30th 2007 by Rogue

7. What's with the bloody spamming, roper and Rogue ?

BPE2 looks good, especially now that it works with me phone. I just wish my phone had a battery that wouldn't mind BT staying on all the time.

Posted at 9:08AM on Oct 30th 2007 by TR

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