RE: iPaq

[Kevin Hawkins <tivo@xxxxxxx>]

Title: RE: [ukha_d] iPaq

        I do pretty much exactly as Doogie has said below - use an iPAQ with 802.11 ,also tried Bluetooth but not working too well yet. I run ACE and HV and Comfort (& Homeseer)- all have inbuilt webservers. You then just connect wirelessly t them.

        You obviously need some hardware that can learn your IR codes and can send them t all the devices you would want t point a Pronto at.

        You need t be a bit adept at asp and web page layout to make it all look nice on the iPAQ's restricted display - I'm battling with this at the moment.

        The iPAQ isn't quite as polished as the Pronto as a remote control device. (because it was not designed t be this). IE the screen software setup, linking and speed d suffer as everything has t be served from a web server. On the plus side though it is two way (IMO what the Pronto Plus >should< have had at that price) so you can display Caller ID - status etc on your iPAQ. And it looks much nicer although when you attach a jacket it becomes much more klunky. Battery life is also nowhere near as good.

        I do use a Pronto as well for some things it is just a better solution but the iPAQ is going t be the main focus for the remote controller.

        If you do want t do a deal around a Pronto for iPAQ swap let me know - I might know someone interested.

        Kevin

       

>
> Get a PC Card dress for your iPAQ (I
> know they're called jackets :-) -
> possibly the dual one, which is 170 quid
> Get a wireless lan pc card for your iPAQ
> Connect this to your home network, either by a wireless lan in the
> back of a
> server PC or a proper wireless access point connected t  your
> network
> Now your iPAQ can connect to your home network
>
> (2)
> Buy/ already own HomeVision - if you win one of these all the better
> :-)
> Run AFAICR ACE, the web server for HomeVision
>
> Have your iPAQ connect to your local webserver over wlan, press
> buttons
> which then send the signal back t  the web server, back t  the
> HomeVision,
> which the HV then changes int  IR and goes to your HC
> component........!
>
> I think that's everything........ As I've said, I don't do this as I
> don't
> have a HV, and can't currently justify buying one (queue enslaught of
> "you
> really should buy an HV" type posts ;->) and I don't have a
> dress for my
> paq, so don't run wireless lan etc. although it is on the shopping
> list. At
> least I'd be able t  use connection sharing t  have live internet
> access
> from the loo!
>
> <WISH_LIST>
>
> What I really want is a nice phone with bluetooth, with a footprint
> similar
> t  the motorola v50 and a clamshell design/ very low SAR rating as I
> get
> _BAD_ headaches from phones with high SAR ratings, which pretty
> much
> discounts the new Ericsson T39, as the T28 which the design is based
> on has
> 1.4 SAR.....!!!! (my current v3690 has a SAR of 0.02!)
>
> Then I'll be able t  buy a dual slot PC card thingmy for my iPAQ,
> a
> bluetooth card for it, and I'll have wireless internet access wherever
> I go.
>
> I've spoken t  Motorola and they've said although the v66 will have
> GPRS, it
> wont have bluetooth..... maybe Samsung will come out with a one which
> does
> the trick.
>
> </WISH_LIST>
>
> HTH
>
> Doogie
>
>
>
>
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