Hello,
inspired by
http://www.christersson.org/software_pccontrol.asp
i just tested the following input device that is really interesting.
(both for Wearable computers but also for iPAQs equiped with bluetooth).
it's a mobile phone (i'm using a Sony Ericsson T68i, there are others
e.g. from Nokia as well) with integrated
http://www.sonyericsson.com/T68i/
bluetooth connectivity (that's what makes it interesting here).
Using the AT codes documented in
http://www.ericsson.com/mobilityworld/developerszonedown/downloads/docs/t68/t68_at_commands_dg_ver1_external.pdf
you can force the mobile to report keypresses over a serial link (which
can easily be established using a bluetooth connection).
On the host side i'm using the Affix stack
http://affix.sourceforge.net/
which works with a number of USB bluetooth adapters but with the
integrated bluetooth module of an iPAQ 3870 as well.
Especially for the ipaq (when using it with a VGA out card) that is a
great wireless way (that i kept looking for for a while already) for
scrolling forward/backward when giving presentations.
i'll post more infos and source code these next days.
regards
ralf
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Best regards,
Ralf Ackermann
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