One of the more inexplicable omissions made by Apple is the lack of Bluetooth functionality on the iPhone. You can use a headset but that’s about it. No networking, and no file transfer.
While this isn’t a big deal if you have a Wi-Fi network – there are plenty of file transfer utilities available at the app store which will push files around – its a neat hing to have, especially for sending files between phones. And now, if you have a jailbroken iPhone, now you can.
The iBluetooth team, intrepid hackers intent on fixing Apple’s crippled implementation, have successfully completed OBEX transfers between an iPhone, a Mac, and another (Sony Ericsson) phone. The iPhone application will be making its way onto the usual jailbroken app distribution systems (Cydia, installer) but right now its in limited release to people who have donated to the project.
Take a look at the video, and you’ll see it works pretty well. You might want to turn the volume down before hitting "play", though.
iBluetooth team achieves OBEX file transfer [Ars]
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