These devices are not restricted by cable length and communicate using an in-built Bluetooth radio directly to a Bluetooth radio in the device that you wish to use the scanner with, such as an iPad, PDA, laptop or desktop computer. The Bluetooth radio in the device the scanner communicates with may be inbuilt, or a USB dongle. The radial distance from the bar code scanner to the Bluetooth-enabled device is either 10 metres or up to 100 metres, depending on the type of Bluetooth radio in the scanner. Some Bluetooth scanners, when used with an iOS device such as an iPad, will disable the iPad's on-screen keyboard. Some Bluetooth scanners, such as the 7Ci, 7Di and 7Xi series from Socket Mobile, can toggle the iOS device's on-screen keyboard.
