Re: PC Infra Red Port - Remote Control?

[Raymond <Reb.barnett@xxxxxxx>]

The standard USR (3Com!) upgrade for the PalmPilot Personal and
Professional gives you an infrared port that has a higher power than
that fitted to the Palm III and later. I can vouch for the fact that it
is plenty powerful enough to operate TVs and HiFis.

Ray.

> There are hardware add-ons available for Palm Pilots that
> boost IR strength
> though.
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx
> > [mailto:stuart.grimshaw@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 12 October 1999 22:41
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] PC Infra Red Port - Remote Control?
> >
> >
> > I was looking at one of the new Sony Vaio handheld PC's today,
and
> > something struck me. Would it be possible to use the infra
> red port as
> > a remote control device?
> >
> > Does anyone know? Is the signal modulated by hardware inside the
PC?
> > Would you be able to capture signals from other remote
> controls with it?
> >
> > I discussed this with the guy who owned the Vaio, and the general
> > opinion was that the range on one of these things would probably
> > wouldn't be too good.
> >
> >
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