Airdrop not working between my iMac 2010 running Yosemite and iPad Air STILL!

My iMac (i7 2.93GHz 16GB RAM) is using Bluetooth 4.3 and is hooked up to the same 802.11n 104Mbps wifi network as my iPad Air running iOS8.
Airdrop STILL doesn't work between iMac and iOS8, despite the much-trumpeted new Yosemite feature.
I've been waiting for an easy way to get files on and off my iOS devices for ages, and feel severely let down.
Anyone able to explain this for me before I get too disillusioned with Apple's forced hardware upgrade policy?
The iMac is mid 2010, so supposedly can't use the feature, but why? If there is no technical reason why I can't share files using Airdrop, then this absolutely 5ucks!

This is what my Airdrop looks like.  It doesn't pick up my iPad, running ios8 (Airdrop is ON) and none of the drop down menus function.  What is the big question mark?
I am using an iMac, just upgraded to the new Yosemite yesterday (BTW, Airdrop never worked previously either, and the window looked the same as now)

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