Putting Bluetooth in an IBook

An anonymous tinkerer figured out how to install an internal Bluetooth USB adapter inside his 14-inch iBook. The hack permanently ties up one of the USB ports, but no longer does the iBook have an ugly appendage. “Apple is kind enough to supply Bluetooth as an option when you purchase an iBook, but if you […]

An anonymous tinkerer figured out how to install an internal Bluetooth USB adapter inside his 14-inch iBook. The hack permanently ties up one of the USB ports, but no longer does the iBook have an ugly appendage.

"Apple is kind enough to supply Bluetooth as an option when you purchase an iBook, but if you want it later you are SOL. They won't well you all the parts to put in there. If you have two iBooks, you could swap the parts, but still...

So with a USB BT adapter sticking out of my iBook, I had enough. Looks stupid and if you are going to plug something in, that is as bad as a wire. I wonder if I can fit it inside somewhere."