Handoff/Continuity/Airdrop Between iPhone & iMac

Hi
I believe that its only iMacs 2012 and beyond that will support Handoff/Continuity/Airdrop with an iPhone 4S and above running iOS 8.1. I have a late 2009 iMac running OSX Yosemite and my iPhone 5 will be running iOS 8.1 come Monday.
My question is, would I be able to use Handoff/Continuity/Airdrop from Monday onwards if I had this device installed on my iMac?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-USB-BT400-3Mbps-Bluetooth-Dongle/dp/B00CM83SC0/ref= sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413719823&sr=8-1&keywords=bluetooth+usb+adapter+for+pc
Thanks
Baz

It's not supposed to work; doing that requires a 2012 or newer Mac.
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