TeleZapper ?
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Anybody seen any kind of Palm software that uses the IR port to quickly run
through all the assorted codes for TV's. so as to allow a Palm device
(Treo600) to automatically turn off annoying TV's in restaurants, airport
lounges, etc...
I saw an article in this past Sunday's NY Times Magazine section that had a
device you could buy.
Does basically the same thing, but having it on my Treo would work quite
well, I'm thinking.
Steve B.
Anybody seen any kind of Palm software that uses the IR port to quickly run
through all the assorted codes for TV's. so as to allow a Palm device
(Treo600) to automatically turn off annoying TV's in restaurants, airport
lounges, etc...
I saw an article in this past Sunday's NY Times Magazine section that had a
device you could buy.
Does basically the same thing, but having it on my Treo would work quite
well, I'm thinking.
Steve B.
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dont know, but for some reason, most palms have weak ir leds without
the range of the average 5$ remote control. The sony clie used to have
a strong ir led with a programmable tv remote app, but then they
removed it on later models. is the treo's ir led a long range version?
i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas rather than
the exception.
a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard pda feature,
imho.
dont know, but for some reason, most palms have weak ir leds without
the range of the average 5$ remote control. The sony clie used to have
a strong ir led with a programmable tv remote app, but then they
removed it on later models. is the treo's ir led a long range version?
i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas rather than
the exception.
a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard pda feature,
imho.
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dont know, but for some reason, most palms have weak ir leds without
the range of the average 5$ remote control. The sony clie used to have
a strong ir led with a programmable tv remote app, but then they
removed it on later models. is the treo's ir led a long range version?
i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas rather than
the exception.
a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard pda feature,
imho.
dont know, but for some reason, most palms have weak ir leds without
the range of the average 5$ remote control. The sony clie used to have
a strong ir led with a programmable tv remote app, but then they
removed it on later models. is the treo's ir led a long range version?
i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas rather than
the exception.
a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard pda feature,
imho.
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perfb@yahoo.com wrote:
>dont know, but for some reason, most palms have weak ir leds without
>the range of the average 5$ remote control.
Palms have IRDA, rather then standard IR. It can double as an IR
transmitter, but it cannot easily put out the power of a normal IR
remote AND the accuracy required for IRDA without additional cost.
Since the intended purpose is IRDA (data exchange), not IR, a cost
cutting decision was made.
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perfb@yahoo.com wrote:
>dont know, but for some reason, most palms have weak ir leds without
>the range of the average 5$ remote control.
Palms have IRDA, rather then standard IR. It can double as an IR
transmitter, but it cannot easily put out the power of a normal IR
remote AND the accuracy required for IRDA without additional cost.
Since the intended purpose is IRDA (data exchange), not IR, a cost
cutting decision was made.
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On 14 Dec 2004 06:42:31 -0800, perfb@yahoo.com had this to say...
> dont know, but for some reason, most palms have weak ir leds without
> the range of the average 5$ remote control. The sony clie used to have
> a strong ir led with a programmable tv remote app, but then they
> removed it on later models. is the treo's ir led a long range version?
>
> i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas rather than
> the exception.
> a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard pda feature,
> imho.
>
>
<http://www.pacificneotek.com/range.htm> IR Range Test Results
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On 14 Dec 2004 06:42:31 -0800, perfb@yahoo.com had this to say...
> dont know, but for some reason, most palms have weak ir leds without
> the range of the average 5$ remote control. The sony clie used to have
> a strong ir led with a programmable tv remote app, but then they
> removed it on later models. is the treo's ir led a long range version?
>
> i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas rather than
> the exception.
> a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard pda feature,
> imho.
>
>
<http://www.pacificneotek.com/range.htm> IR Range Test Results
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Hope this helps.
Jim Anderson
( 8(|) To email me just pull my_finger
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Begin perfb@yahoo.com quote:
; i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas rather than
; the exception.
Because a strong IR send is a battery drain when you don't need it.
; a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard pda feature,
; imho.
Why? Controlling stuff like that is a toy feature.
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Begin perfb@yahoo.com quote:
; i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas rather than
; the exception.
Because a strong IR send is a battery drain when you don't need it.
; a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard pda feature,
; imho.
Why? Controlling stuff like that is a toy feature.
--
Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol
"Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties." Aesop
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On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:22:00 -0500, Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
>> i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas
>> rather than the exception.
>
> Because a strong IR send is a battery drain when you don't need it.
That could be accommodated by having High, Normal and Low IR power
settings in prefs. Even better, a smart protocol that starts at
high power and within a few seconds trains down to the lowest power
that allows error free IR communication.
>> a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard
>> pda feature, imho.
>
> Why? Controlling stuff like that is a toy feature.
I wouldn't call it a toy feature, but neither do I think it should
be a standard pda feature, as I think it would siphon too many sales
from commercial or shareware IR remote apps. to make their
development practical, leaving everyone with a free IR program, but
one that would probably be pretty primitive. I can't get by with a
single 8 device programmable remote. An IR program for the PDA that
could replace dozens of them (with all configurations hotsync'ed to
a safe storage location) would be nice to have. Since this type of
program wouldn't have any two-way communication, this would be an
exception, where having 3 power settings in prefs would be
preferable to relying only on a 'smart' IR protocol to control tx
power.
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 18:22:00 -0500, Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
>> i always wondered why long range ir wasnt the norm on pdas
>> rather than the exception.
>
> Because a strong IR send is a battery drain when you don't need it.
That could be accommodated by having High, Normal and Low IR power
settings in prefs. Even better, a smart protocol that starts at
high power and within a few seconds trains down to the lowest power
that allows error free IR communication.
>> a multifunction universal ir remote should be a standard
>> pda feature, imho.
>
> Why? Controlling stuff like that is a toy feature.
I wouldn't call it a toy feature, but neither do I think it should
be a standard pda feature, as I think it would siphon too many sales
from commercial or shareware IR remote apps. to make their
development practical, leaving everyone with a free IR program, but
one that would probably be pretty primitive. I can't get by with a
single 8 device programmable remote. An IR program for the PDA that
could replace dozens of them (with all configurations hotsync'ed to
a safe storage location) would be nice to have. Since this type of
program wouldn't have any two-way communication, this would be an
exception, where having 3 power settings in prefs would be
preferable to relying only on a 'smart' IR protocol to control tx
power.
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