Re: [iPAQ] Universal Remote

On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 11:32:28PM -0000, Matthew Robinson wrote:
> > from what I remember hearing on the list was that the ir sender would
> > not have enough power to be used as a remote control. One suggestin I
> > thought of was to have a remote recive that could be plugged into an mp3
> > player and then controlled with a universal remote.
>
> There is a remote control application like this for the WinCE on the iPAQ so
> I don't see why it shouldn't be possible under Linux. I haven't used the
> WinCE program but you can find it at http://www.pdawin.com

it's probably the same as with the palm - the device is not designed
for ranges beyond half a metre or so, but most manufacturers prefer to
err on the overperformance side (less returns if you shift the bell
curve up a little) and with a little luck it'll work.

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