Turn your iPod into a Universal IR Remote
Posted
on December 28, 2005
The guys at O'Reilly have figured out a way to turn your iPod into a universal remote. To do this you need an iPod of course, Mac or PC with sound recording software, Pocket PC and Griffin’s Total Remote software and IR device. Start by recording the sounds an infrared remote makes on a PC and then put them on an iPod as songs. Adding a special sound-to- IR converter then turns those sounds back to IR and allows you to use your iPod as a remote control. It has a range of 100 feet.
The guys at O'Reilly have figured out a way to turn your iPod into a universal remote. To do this you need an iPod of course, Mac or PC with sound recording software, Pocket PC and Griffin’s Total Remote software and IR device. Start by recording the sounds an infrared remote makes on a PC and then put them on an iPod as songs. Adding a special sound-to- IR converter then turns those sounds back to IR and allows you to use your iPod as a remote control. It has a range of 100 feet.
