Bluetooth control of MacBook Pro

I do a lot of lectures, and my Sony Ericsson mobile runs Keynote shows on my MacBook via Bluetooth. This feature is important to me, as it means I don't have to carry yet another bit of kit around.
Although I seed the new iPhone has bluetooth, there is no reference in the docs that I can find to being able to do the same.
Simple question: will it or won't it run my lectures?
tia
N

****! If I buy an iPhone, do you think my wife will notice I have two phones?...
Thank you for prompt reply, reckon there could be an opening for a niche bit of software here...
N

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