Re: PC Infra Red Port - Remote Control?

["Mark McCall" <mark@xxxxxxx>]

There has been lots of talk about IRDA equiped laptops and palmtops as
remotes but as you say the signal strength is just too low to be useful.
There are hardware add-ons available for Palm Pilots that boost IR strength
though.

M.

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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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