Socket Communications has made available an enhanced Bluetooth Connection Kit for Pocket PCs.

The company said the product creates a cable-free link between a Pocket PC, or other Windows CE device, and a Bluetooth-enabled phone, allowing a user to exchange email, browse the Internet, send a fax, or access the company network by using the mobile phone as a wireless modem. Enhancements to the CompactFlash Bluetooth card include upgraded firmware that is Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group) 1.1 compliant, providing increased compatibility with other Bluetooth-enabled devices.

Socket said its Bluetooth Connection Kit and CompactFlash Bluetooth card has been awarded the Nokia OK logo, ensuring compatibility with Nokia’s Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones. In addition, Socket’s Bluetooth Connection Kit now supports connections to mobile phones from Ericsson, Motorola, NTT DoComo, and Sony, and it works on GSM/GPRS, CDMA, PHS and cdmaONE networks.

According to Socket, the printing application mirrors desktop printing functionality, allowing users print to a Bluetooth-enabled printer. The Bluetooth Connection Kit also enables access to a network via a LAN Access point, and the ability to ActiveSync with a Bluetooth-enabled desktop or notebook.

The Bluetooth Connection Kit is compatible with Windows CE 3.x for Pocket 2000, Pocket PC 2002, and Handheld PC 2000, and it will operate in any of those devices with either a Type I or Type II CompactFlash slot.