MacBook, Bluetooth, TeamSpeak…
Last night, my brother-in-law, Caleb, a.k.a. Nfinight, and I got down on some Battlefield 2142, and when we play, we get on my TeamSpeak server so we can talk to each other even though we are playing in different rooms of the house.
Well, Caleb’s PC headset has somehow been destroyed so I loaned him my Xbox headset adapter that allows you to plug your Xbox headset in to your PC for a mic and headphone(s). Since he was using my normal rig I had to come up with something quick to be able to talk to him. Here’s the snazzy scenario!
I paired my Plantronics Voyager 510 with my MacBook via Bluetooth®, fired off TeamSpeex, a Mac OS X version of the TeamSpeak client, changed the input and output to my Bluetooth® headset, and I was on my way.
My office is kind of messy and where my gaming rig is I didn’t have enough room to place the MacBook on my desk… Good thing I was using Bluetooth® which is supposedly good for up to 30-35 feet! I put my MacBook on the other desk in my office and talked to Caleb like it was nothing. Some times I just have to use my brain a little and this time it paid off.
The MacBook, Bluetooth® technologies, and TeamSpeak equaled a great team based gaming experience when hardware and space resources were low!
Until next time…