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Re: whats the best learning remote


  • To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
  • Subject: Re: whats the best learning remote
  • From: "baker_darren" <darren@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 09:37:48 -0000
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Oh yes please.

I've got a dual PCMCIA adapter for my iPAQ so WiFi card in one slot
with the IR card in a PCMCIA adapter in the other slot. Sorted. :)

Darren

--- In ukha_d@y..., BUTLER, Tony, FM <tony.butler@r...> wrote:
> How soon????? How soon??????

> I didn't get a chance to play with it, but I had a quick glimpse of th
> Pronto Pro at the may meeting - and I was surprised how poor the
quality of
> the screen is - maybe this is just me being spoiled by the quality of the
> iPaq screen.....
> As you say Mark, add these to an iPaq and you have an IR only
Pronto Pro for
> significantly less than the cost of a Pronto Pro.
> Of course, what we really need is a combined CF WiFi card and IR
addon, so I
> can seamlessly switch between IR control of the tv etc and web
control of
> the Audiotron......

> It could make it worthwhile buying one of those reconditioned iPaqs to use
> purely as a remote - though I look at the site (euro something
ISTR) a few
> weeks back and they'd sold out of all but the mono iPaqs (no
thanks, have a
> Pronto) and the more expensive 38xx series....


> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark McCall [mailto:mark@a...]
> Sent: 24 May 2002 09:50
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] whats the best learning remote
>
>
> Indeed, review in progress, but I've had another little project
over the
> last few weeks :)  ! 

> Very interesting too.  Laser will soon be selling the IR hardward=
addon (CF
> Card).  Combine it with the PDAwin software (and an iPAQ of cours= e)
and you
> have a device which can run ProntoPro colour CCF files.  The
software is $20
> and the CF card is predicted to be under =C2=A330, so if you already <= BR> have a iPAQ
> you can pretty much use it as a ProntoPro for around 45 quid!


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Harrison <mailto:Mark.Harrison@e...> 
> To: ukha_d@y... <mailto:ukha_d@y...> 
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 9:18 AM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] whats the best learning remote
>
> Not to hand :-(

> However expect a review from "Big Mark" on automatedhome.co.= uk any
day now.

> "Little" Mark
>
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