Does the sixth dongle (which looks like a dog head) actually do anything?
1682179
Nope, it doesn't. It's just the head of the dog. The other ports work as normal and we love the fact that this lays flat on the desk and doesn't take up a lot of real estate on the desk.
188823
A Bluetooth dongle is like a network interface card, it does what the software programs you buy tell it to do. Everything depends on the functionality of the software the manufacturer of the stereo created. My guess is a typical stereo with bluetooth is looking for Bluetooth headsets or earphones and will transmit to them. In that role it is a master and the headset is a slave. It is unlikely that the stereo will act as a slave to some other system.
1979125
Yup works just fine. The usb dongle registers as a usb audio device. Works with the latest versions of Alsa. kernel version 2.6.16 and up seems fine. (Somewhere along the lines 2.6 starting including alsa and deprecating oss) The dongle registers both as a keyboard and a usb audio device. The play/pause, stop and forward/backward buttons produce keyboard events. I'm sure they can be mapped with xmodmap, and a little glue from your window manager. The volume and mute buttons are not forwarded to the pc, They work locally on the 'receiver'.
189753
I would avoid, it uses a proprietary chip set so it needs drivers. I would use another generic dongle I think there is one from Mono. I can check my order history and let you know.
524462
No it is just a dongle that plugs into a regular sized usb port. Great product for the price though.
713766
No, the only USB is on a pigtail in the back. What you see is the faceplate release button.
208510
Mine did ****NOT**** come with the dongle in the packaging, so I have a useless remote. I think it's a gamble as to if you get the dongle or not, so beware.
1915473
Do you mean the USB dongle? I have no idea. Your best bet is to check with Microsoft directly. Sorry I can't help you.
2002828
It does not... You can fine a usb Bluetooth dongle for your computer on amazon
2273585
I have not tried that, to the best of my knowledge no. I have 2 of them & I like the feel & portability. The dongle is so small I leave it in my laptop. I do a lot of numeric input.
2172141
I have a dongle that I carried over from my Windows machine, and I had trouble getting OS X to recognize it at all even before I bought the dock. Even after tweaking the OS to recognize it, the dongle didn't work when plugged into the dock. Instead I plug it into one of the available USB ports when I dock my MBP. This could be because my dongle is a few years old, but I can't be sure.
575699
Unless there is something strange w/ that specific model, it should work. Its a standard bluetooth dongle. Works w/ my cheap bluetooth headphones.
2163176
no it does not, but it can be added by software updates and hardware, also by adding a bluetooth dongle.
2216385
It connects with a blue took USB dongle so I would guess it only connects to things with a USB connection
95907
Not sure about a dongle but it works great with flash drives viewing manuals and pictures
595939
I actually have no idea! It comes with a dongle to hook up to your laptop though.
2163277
Yes, I have the dongle with my headset and the controls on the headset still control volume and they can also mute. It is one of the best purchases I have made. It makes it easier to use the speech recognition programs as well.