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Douglas
10-06-2004, 07:40 PM
I always thought that SD cards are ideal for information storage. Now I found that SD cards can serve as remotes, radios and even TV tuners. In my personal viewpoint, the universal remote on an SD card is the most interesting variant.

Any ideas?
OSUKid7
10-06-2004, 10:07 PM
Interesting. I had never really thought of that, but are there any SDIO or CF devices that act as CIR remotes?
rim
10-08-2004, 10:36 AM
There is an interesting new SD card that contains a remote control solution. www.novii.tv/blaster It could be ideal for palmOne handhelds owners and is not suitable at all for Pocket PC owners.

In my opinion, the SD card used not only for information storage purpose is interesting and unexpected solution. Take that tuner, for example. I don't remember the company, that released it, but that thing makes a device more sophisticated.
jagnon
10-08-2004, 05:26 PM
You don't need an SD card to use your PDA as a remote control.. most PDA's have a built in IR port that can be used to read and send IR remote control signals..

http://www.pdawin.com/
OSUKid7
10-08-2004, 08:19 PM
You don't need an SD card to use your PDA as a remote control.. most PDA's have a built in IR port that can be used to read and send IR remote control signals..But most PDAs have FIR rather than CIR that's used in remotes.
rim
10-08-2004, 10:02 PM
You don't need an SD card to use your PDA as a remote control.. most PDA's have a built in IR port that can be used to read and send IR remote control signals..

But still you use some software to turn your PDA into a remote. Besides, some PDAs have very weak IR signals, not enough for users. There exists different software at the market for different purpose. Nevo and Total Remote, e.g. , serve for turning PPC into universal remotes (& have a huge number of bugs!). NoviiRemote Blaster and Novii Remote are for palmOne handhelds.
Max Gordon
10-10-2004, 03:33 PM
[quote] NoviiRemote Blaster and Novii Remote are for palmOne handhelds.

I was gonna go for a Pronto, but had a Zire 72 lying around. That would be cheaper to buy an SD card remote than to spend a huge amount of money on some TSU 3000 and lots of time on programming it...
What about an SD card as a tuner? Who producers such a device?
ironguy
10-10-2004, 04:07 PM
Check this out! It's a remote that plugs into your headphone slot! Works much better than FIR. Cheaper than SD.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/griffinmobile/totalremote/index.html

I have an iPaq 2215 with CIR and its terrific with the NEVO software. Ican control devices 30 feet away.
rim
10-10-2004, 10:24 PM
Check this out! It's a remote that plugs into your headphone slot! Works much better than FIR. Cheaper than SD.

http://www.griffintechnology.com/griffinmobile/totalremote/index.html

I have an iPaq 2215 with CIR and its terrific with the NEVO software. Ican control devices 30 feet away.

Uhmmm, ... and what's of it? Have you got anything on an SD card? Douglas wrote:

I always thought that SD cards are ideal for information storage. Now I found that SD cards can serve as remotes, radios and even TV tuners. In my personal viewpoint, the universal remote on an SD card is the most interesting variant.

This means that not universal remotes but SD cards are discussed. IMHO

Have you met anything on an SD card? For instance, radio, universal remote, TV-tuner?
rim
10-10-2004, 10:51 PM
Ican control devices 30 feet away.


I read at Novii forum, that Novii Blaster gives 75 feet control! 8O

http://www.novii.tv/up/forum/viewtopic.php?t=556
kahchong
10-11-2004, 02:41 PM
I am using a HP IPAQ h4150 pocket pc with windows mobile 2003.

You mention to me that there is also a SD Card that can also be a FM receiver and a TV tuner card. Is there really these products in the market?

If so, i would like to take a close look at it, since i am interested in them.
It is fun to listen to the FM radio on the move!

Thanks!

Kah Chong.
ironguy
10-11-2004, 04:13 PM
rim,
just showing remote options. Thot maybe someone had found an SD remote and was gonna pop some $$ for it.
rim
10-12-2004, 09:59 PM
http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_Story.asp?ID=4831
od1
10-13-2004, 03:03 AM
Dammit, I want universal remote capabilities for my PPC!
I have an iPAQ h1940 :oops:
ironguy
10-13-2004, 04:23 PM
Did you see the Griffin doohickey? It plugs into your headphone jack. You can have a universal remote with it.