TINY USB 2.0 WIRELESS BLUETOOTH ADAPTER DONGLE (2 packing)

Contrary to other reviews, this device will work with Windows 8, though I did have to re-install a driver. I use it to play music via my bluetooth speakers, though it occasionally gets interference from other signals e.g. my phone / wifi, causing the sound to become choppy.Below is a simple guide of how to fix the driver. Disclaimer: This worked for me though I make no guarantees for you.* Plug in the adapter, Windows automatically starts installing some drivers, wait for that to finish.* Open 'Control Panel' >> 'Device manager'* Expand 'Bluetooth'Here should be "Generic Bluetooth Adapter" or something similar. If it's there, and the bluetooth icon has popped up in the tray then you are good to go. However in my case, Windows installed "Generic Bluetooth Radio" instead. So...* Right click "Generic Bluetooth Radio"* Select "Update driver software"* Select "Browse for driver software on my computer"* Select "Let me pick from list of device drivers on my computer"* Now "Generic Bluetooth Adapter" should be on the list, select it and click 'Next'* Correct driver will now install, may need to restart computer for changes to take effect.You can now pair your PC with your bluetooth device. This is really beyond the scope of a product review but I'll include it anyway.* Open up 'Control Panel' >> 'Devices and Printers'* Right click 'Generic Bluetooth Adapter' >> 'Bluetooth settings'* Check "Allow bluetooth devices to find this PC" >> 'OK'* Put your device (e.g. phone/speakers) into visible / pairing mode* Now click the bluetooth icon in the tray* 'Add a bluetooth device'* ALTERNATIVELY: in METRO mode, Open 'PC Settings' >> 'PC and Devices' >> 'Bluetooth'* Wait for the device to be found, then click 'Pair'.* NOTE: this seems pretty temperamental. My speakers were found after about 30 seconds, though my phone took several attempts to find. If your device is not found, try moving it closer to the adapter then try again.* If you are asked to enter a password, try 0000 as this is the default for most speakers.* Finally, uncheck "Allow bluetooth devices to find this PC" in 'bluetooth settings' if you want.

I was in two minds about how many stars to give this product, it's either a very good product, or a pretty poor one. Depending on how you view it.Pros:It does what it says on the box, and it does it for an extremely cheap price. I connected my Taotronics A2DP headset to it, and good sound quality from it. The range was good. 20 metres without obstruction, 8-10 with a wall in the way. More than enough to cover any reasonable sized room, or to cover your garden if you put your laptop out side.Cons:I had to use three separate help guide to actually get it to connect.First of all, I used the 4 star review by Jabe on 1 Feb. 2015 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1MXJ36U6BXQLL/ref=cm_cr_dp_cmt?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0013BFQUE&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=340831031&store=computers#wasThisHelpful) to get the correct software to install. I then used a comment on this forum to activate the bluetooth on my Windows 7 (64-bit) PC (you may not need to do this).answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-hardware/error-adding-the-device-failed-resulting-in-an/8ffb801a-76fa-420a-ad79-6536f2d06606?auth=1I needed to enable Bluetooth Support Service, and then set it to run automatically, because installing the dongle didn't do it.I then used this forum to get past an error message that I got (Basically, it detected my headset at 2 feet, but needed to be about 6 inches away to actually pair).This is an awful lot of messing around to set up a headset. It shouldn't take 30 minutes of Googling to install a Dongle and to pair it with a headset. IT took me less than 2 minutes to pair the same headset with my Windows 8 tablet, and that included finding out how to pair a bluetooth device on Windows 8.http://www.sevenforums.com/hardware-devices/250146-adding-bluetooth-device-gives-0x80004005-error.htmlTHE BIG CATCHOK, here's the big catch. This dongle gives me terrible lag. Maybe 4 seconds. So it's useless for watching movies or playing games. The same headset gave no lag on my Windows 8 tablet through its built in bluetooth. This is on an gaming PC. So it's not the PC that's causing the lag.The dongle is good to listen to music through, or to connect a keyboard\mouse to. But not for videos or games.There may be some settings to get around this, but I haven't found them yet.

I bought his to connect my Linux (Ubuntu 14.04) laptop to a bluetooth speaker (Sony SRS-X33) - and it works perfectly out of the box. Ubuntu detected it immediately (Bluetooth icon, Bluetooth Settings..., + etc) then in Sound Settings the speaker is listed - select High Fidelity Playback (A2DP), the Test (a couple of clicks on the buttons to make test operate). Quality is really good.The unit is so tiny that it is barely noticeable in the USB socket. Unlike other models it is easy to grip if you need to remove it (not that I'd bother)I have no doubt that this would work equally well with many other Linux distributions (eb Ubu 12.04 and later) and other Bluetooth speakers - the standard seems well established now. This is a Bluetooth 2.0 - with EDR - Enhanced Data Rate, so it should connect anything (there is now the higher quality bluetooth HS, and also the Sony LDAC (proprietary Sony standard - not coming to Linux soon/ever) but for me this unit does the job fine).