Newton Peripherals, the developer of the MoGo Mouse, has revealed the MoGo Dapter. The tiny device appears to be the smallest Bluetooth adapter we’ve seen yet. Newton Peripherals' engineers designed the USB adapter to sit virtually flush with the port, without protruding as much as standard adapters. In doing so, the MoGo Dapter can be left in place semi-permanently, eliminating the current requirement of unplugging and carrying a bulkier adapter when traveling.

“The MoGo Dapter is consistent with our corporate objective of producing powerful and easy-to-use products that enable mobility on the go,” said Matthew Westover, Newton Peripherals' President and Chief Executive Officer. “Many laptop computer users refuse to use adapters of any kind, because they can catch, break off or become lost. As a result, they are not getting as much as they can from their mobile computing experience. The MoGo Dapter solves that challenge, and represents a significant step forward. We believe the ultra-low profile of the Dapter will become the standard design for adapters of all kinds.”

The market for such a device is tremendous. Figures from IMS Research and the Bluetooth Special Interest Group indicate that there may be as many as 250 million older laptops still in daily use worldwide, without embedded Bluetooth support. The MoGo Dapter now enables owners of those laptops to use Bluetooth-enabled devices. More importantly, the MoGo Dapter essentially becomes an integrated part of the laptop, giving users one fewer device to misplace or lose.

The MoGo Dapter will be available in the second quarter of this year from at an MSRP of $49.99.