NX70: BlueTooth and external storage

[MMHein]

Has anyone tried to extend her or his NX70 with a BlueTooth interface (MS or CFII) *AND* an external memory (MS or CFII, e.g. IBM MicroDrive)?

[nielhirjee]

Yes, I did give this a go but without success.

I have a XS Drive Pro http://xsdrive.com which I would like to access with my NX70V, just to copy files *from* the hard disk on the XS Drive to a memory stick using its built in card reader. I tried it with two MS Bluetooth adapters but no joy.

I am tempted to experiment with USB to serial converters and it would be nice to have someone with similar requirements to discuss this with.

From my research I have found that it will not be easy to get two USB clients (oen being the Clie and the other being the portable hard disk holder) to talk to each other without a USB host (i.e. a PC). The only other option appears to be some ad hoc BT, WiFi or Irda solution involving specialised CF->WiFi or MS->BT or USB->serial adapters.

Let me know if you have better luck.

Regards,
Niel Hirjee.