Can I use my bluetooth to print from my IPAD

Is there anyway I can print directly from my IPAD using my bluetooth?

As far as I can tell, there is no way to print directly from your iPad to a printer via Bluetooth.
Apple created audio and keyboard "drivers" for Bluetooth on the iPad, but they did not add functionality to send printable content via Bluetooth.
Apparently, there is a technology called AirPrint that will work for iPad printing, but it is specific to only certain printers - and it uses WiFi (i.e., the Internet) to print rather than Bluetooth.
There are also several printing programs that will essentially pipe your pages to your desktop Mac/PC (or the software developer's server), and then send them back to your local computer - but those seem cumbersome at best.
So, the answer to your question is that there seems to be no way to print from your iPad via Bluetooth, becaue the Bluetooth technology on the current iPad will only transmit audio or keystrokes.
If someone knows of another option, I'd like to hear about it, too.

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