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Anyone knows of any app that can use our S4's IR to control things like the Harmony remote or things like:
garage door opener, tv, xbox360, ps3, amp receiver thermostat, ac...?
Is CM is going to generate some app built-in like this? This would be good PR I think.
As far as tv is concerned it has samsung watch on but while the others are nice not sure if anything is actively in the pipeline but also not sure the general public is ready for that given ir vulernablity in such cases when not secured.....
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kobesabi said:
Anyone knows of any app that can use our S4's IR to control things like the Harmony remote or things like:
garage door opener, tv, xbox360, ps3, amp receiver thermostat, ac...?
Is CM is going to generate some app built-in like this? This would be good PR I think.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5yZW1vdGVmYWlyeSJd
I bought this and it works great. Programmable macros, custom remotes, huge device support (you can even manually enter in IR codes for devices it doesn't have - S4 hardware doesn't support IR learning though) that is constantly growing, the devs are very quick to respond and improve the app.
It looks like Logitech is brewing up something too...but at hefty price of $129.99 (pre-order)
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-smart-control
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...51bGwsMSwxLDEsInJlbW90ZS50b3VjaC5zYW1zdW5nIl0.
Got this. There's a less expensive one, too. It works well. Give it a 4 out of 5, imo. Just wish it would allow to completely rearrange screens with any buttons.
kobesabi said:
It looks like Logitech is brewing up something too...but at hefty price of $129.99 (pre-order)
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-smart-control
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ThT looks awesome!! i added that to my wishlist for now.......
I dont get why anyone would pay that much for a remote IR app. Hopefully the google version of the S4 comes with a native one.
kobesabi said:
It looks like Logitech is brewing up something too...but at hefty price of $129.99 (pre-order)
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-smart-control
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129,99??
inconceivable!
Doesn't anyone read???
That's NOT for the remote app. The app is FREE!! They are charging for a remote control.
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dannyben said:
Doesn't anyone read???
That's NOT for the remote app. The app is FREE!! They are charging for a remote control.
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That's for a remote and a base hub
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movieaddict said:
That's for a remote and a base hub
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so the app will or will not work with the S4 if i dont buy the remote ?
the app comes with the remote and hub. Thats why its 129.00, did u not click link and look at it?? its pretty cool in my opinion.
movieaddict said:
the app comes with the remote and hub. Thats why its 129.00, did u not click link and look at it?? its pretty cool in my opinion.
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I think that remote app connects to the base via wifi or bluetooth.
It does not send IR signals from the phone itself.
ker0zene said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5yZW1vdGVmYWlyeSJd
I bought this and it works great. Programmable macros, custom remotes, huge device support (you can even manually enter in IR codes for devices it doesn't have - S4 hardware doesn't support IR learning though) that is constantly growing, the devs are very quick to respond and improve the app.
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In case anyone else wondering...
I bought it yesterday. It only picked up the Sony TV, Dvd player, Onkyo av receiver.
It did not detect Pioneer tv, PS2 (with IR dongle), PS3
It did work powering on the Xbox360, but cannot turned off and other buttons did not work.
It does not have any option for garage door opener (Genie).
Hrm...I wonder if it'll work with car alarm too? I'll write the request to the dev about this.
I think only way to make this grow fast is if CM or some org with bunch of testers worldwide assist with building up the collection.
Does anyone know if the Touchsquid is better or worse than this Smart Remote?
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In case anyone else wondering...
I bought it yesterday. It only picked up the Sony TV, Dvd player, Onkyo av receiver.
It did not detect Pioneer tv, PS2 (with IR dongle), PS3
It did work powering on the Xbox360, but cannot turned off and other buttons did not work.
It does not have any option for garage door opener (Genie).
Hrm...I wonder if it'll work with car alarm too? I'll write the request to the dev about this.
I think only way to make this grow fast is if CM or some org with bunch of testers worldwide assist with building up the collection.
Does anyone know if the Touchsquid is better or worse than this Smart Remote?
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Id really like to know to if touch squid is better too?
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SmartRemote was amazing, but doesn't work on AOKP
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kobesabi said:
In case anyone else wondering...
I bought it yesterday. It only picked up the Sony TV, Dvd player, Onkyo av receiver.
It did not detect Pioneer tv, PS2 (with IR dongle), PS3
It did work powering on the Xbox360, but cannot turned off and other buttons did not work.
It does not have any option for garage door opener (Genie).
Hrm...I wonder if it'll work with car alarm too? I'll write the request to the dev about this.
I think only way to make this grow fast is if CM or some org with bunch of testers worldwide assist with building up the collection.
Does anyone know if the Touchsquid is better or worse than this Smart Remote?
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Ps3 does not have infrared on it. It is all Bluetooth.
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kobesabi said:
It looks like Logitech is brewing up something too...but at hefty price of $129.99 (pre-order)
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/harmony-smart-control
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logitech is trippin, they are straight out of their minds if they think people are going to pay that much for that app, there is a similar app called Smart IR Remote for Galaxy S4 thats under $10.
XeoNoX said:
logitech is trippin, they are straight out of their minds if they think people are going to pay that much for that app, there is a similar app called Smart IR Remote for Galaxy S4 thats under $10.
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They are not selling an app. They are selling a universal rf remote with ir base station to control out of sight components. It just so happens to also include an app to control the ir base station over wifi. The functionality of this remote is way beyond what meets the eye.
These universal remotes are for home theatre junkies. While I do not currently own that model, I do own two of their remotes. I promise you when it comes to harmony remotes, that one isn't expensive at all.
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Hello everyone,
I was wondering if someone has tried to make the Sony NSG-MR5U or NSG-MR7U (the same but with a microphone), originally made for the NSZ-GS7 and NSZ-GS8 Google TV boxes, on Android ?
I was looking for remote for my android tablet (Samsung Galaxy note 8) and Nexus 5 that I plug on my TV. I found tons of ****ty "made in china" bluetooth remotes on the amazon/ebay (like the iPazzPort™ ProMini Bluetooth Mini Wireless Keyboard).
I have bought this Sony remote, the quality and feel is really good, it can pair with my tablet, the keyboard and most buttons are working, but unfortunately the touchpad is not... This would be the ultimate remote for Android
I did not find anything on the web, except some people tried to make the NSG-MR5U on Linux (forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=153504&page=2 and mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg03251.html), but agin the trackpad is not working. I did not find anything on XDA about this remote.
Anyone has an idea how to make the touchpad of this remote work on Android ?
Let us know if you find the way to solve it. I am considering to buy Logitech K400r guys are agreeing to be the best choice. Thanx.
I want this remote to work on my windows HTPC. everything works except a few minor buttons and the trackpad. all this remote really needs is someone with experience to make a trackpad driver, and whatever would be necessary to allow the remote to wake a sleeping machine. The keyboard and most media keys work fine on their own. the rest of the keys that don't work can be customized using Eventghost. I have a serial cable for my Samsung tv to connect to my pc as well to operate the tv for basic functions. if I could just get this remote to work, id have a perfect setup for my needs.
Also, confirmed working on my Nexus 5. basically all functions OP mentioned work. no trackpad of course. I wonder if someone could pull the drivers from the Sony google TV this remote came from, since its an android device as well?
unvaluablespace said:
I want this remote to work on my windows HTPC. everything works except a few minor buttons and the trackpad. all this remote really needs is someone with experience to make a trackpad driver, and whatever would be necessary to allow the remote to wake a sleeping machine. The keyboard and most media keys work fine on their own. the rest of the keys that don't work can be customized using Eventghost. I have a serial cable for my Samsung tv to connect to my pc as well to operate the tv for basic functions. if I could just get this remote to work, id have a perfect setup for my needs.
Also, confirmed working on my Nexus 5. basically all functions OP mentioned work. no trackpad of course. I wonder if someone could pull the drivers from the Sony google TV this remote came from, since its an android device as well?
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Up!
This remote already has a driver for Android (I think the Sony NSZ-GS8 Google TV box is running the Jelly Bean Google TV). Does anyone know how to extract a driver from Android in general? The closest answer I found to this is not very encouraging : android.stackexchange.com/questions/28379/where-are-android-drivers-located-in-the-system
[PS: the 10 post limitation for posting URLs and in Dev forums is really very annoying!]
fort21 said:
Let us know if you find the way to solve it. I am considering to buy Logitech K400r guys are agreeing to be the best choice. Thanx.
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How the Logitech K400r is supposed to work on Android? According to the specs, this keyboard is using the unifying receiver instead of the bluetooth standard.. But that said, I have this keyboard for a Windows 7 PC and it is working beautifully.
Some interesting resources for porting drivers:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061766
http://lii-enac.fr/en/architecture/linux-input/multitouch-android-howto.html
nebu_06, Any luck with extracting the drivers ?
nebu_06 said:
Some interesting resources for porting drivers:
forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2061766
http://lii-enac.fr/en/architecture/linux-input/multitouch-android-howto.html
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so. Im bringing back this thread, or trying to. I've had this remote for some time, pretty much collecting dust. I was so sure i'd be able to get it working with my Minix X7 I ordered the second i saw a dso. Im bringing back this thread, or trying to. I've had this remote for some time, pretty much collecting dust. I was so sure i'd be able to get it working with my Minix X7 I ordered the second i saw a decent price. Well those hopes and dreams came and went. Now here we are today, i've got a brand new nVidia Shield console that i'm pretty sure has a BETTER chance than my Minix X7 at getting this to work. Why you ask? Well for one the Box this was designed to work with was a Sony made Google TV .. hoping someone somewhere has a copy of that firmware and we might be able to extract what we need to get this working fully! C'mon Who is with me?!?!?
killerskincanoe said:
so. Im bringing back this thread, or trying to. I've had this remote for some time, pretty much collecting dust. I was so sure i'd be able to get it working with my Minix X7 I ordered the second i saw a dso. Im bringing back this thread, or trying to. I've had this remote for some time, pretty much collecting dust. I was so sure i'd be able to get it working with my Minix X7 I ordered the second i saw a decent price. Well those hopes and dreams came and went. Now here we are today, i've got a brand new nVidia Shield console that i'm pretty sure has a BETTER chance than my Minix X7 at getting this to work. Why you ask? Well for one the Box this was designed to work with was a Sony made Google TV .. hoping someone somewhere has a copy of that firmware and we might be able to extract what we need to get this working fully! C'mon Who is with me?!?!?
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I just retired my Sony Nsz-gs8 for a Nvidia Shield TV but I miss the sony remote so hopefully someone can do their magic.
Guys just a very quick question, does the new M9 come with a IR transmitter and receiver or only a transmitter? Is it still possible for the M9 blaster to learn new IR signals ?
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Guys just a very quick question, does the new M9 come with a IR transmitter and receiver or only a transmitter? Is it still possible for the M9 blaster to learn new IR signals ?
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I beleive its transmit only unlike the M7 which had 2 way, someone correct me if I am wrong.
Dynomutt007 said:
I beleive its transmit only unlike the M7 which had 2 way, someone correct me if I am wrong.
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Anyone?
No, it can learn IR signals
Sent from Tapatalk on either my HTC One M9 or Tab4 10.1, it kinda depends
How?
There is an mention that the M9 can learn IR signals. How then?
Mine does not respond to signal. So it seems that it has only an IR blaster and no receiver.
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There is an mention that the M9 can learn IR signals. How then?
Mine does not respond to signal. So it seems that it has only an IR blaster and no receiver.
Maybe a software issue? Mine certainly learned signals using the Peel remote app that came on the phone
Sent from Tapatalk on either my HTC One M9 or Tab4 10.1, it kinda depends
Anymote told me their app can record on the M9, that was one of the deciding factors for me to upgrade from my M7. I have a lot of devices that aren't in any code database, and the IR receiver has become invaluable to me.
So it works for you on the M9?
I See in tha app descriptoin: RECORD REMOTES - exclusive to the HTC One due to hardware limitations in other devices.
Could be any One device offcourse
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Guys just a very quick question, does the new M9 come with a IR transmitter and receiver or only a transmitter? Is it still possible for the M9 blaster to learn new IR signals ?
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It is possible to learn new IR signals.
Open the Peel Smart Remote app, open the remote, go to settings, choose your room and click on your device in the DEVICE-section.
Green005 said:
It is possible to learn new IR signals.
Open the Peel Smart Remote app, open the remote, go to settings, choose your room and click on your device in the DEVICE-section.
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This is not called learn new signal. The Device-section is a set of preset signal. What he meant was learn signals directly from the remote you have. Because sometimes the app does not have your device's brand/signal. Happened to me when i tried on my Fujisu air-conditioner and non of the signals worked.
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So it works for you on the M9?
I See in tha app descriptoin: RECORD REMOTES - exclusive to the HTC One due to hardware limitations in other devices.
Could be any One device offcourse
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It does work. Tested it out after I got the phone. However, I haven't seen any other apps besides the one I use that can do it, and last time I checked the app is I think $10. The way I see it, that's still less than a low end universal remote that CAN'T learn signals, but most Android users seem to be entitled jerks who think everything on the app store should be free, so whether or not you're willing to pay for it is your only limitation here.
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It does work. Tested it out after I got the phone. However, I haven't seen any other apps besides the one I use that can do it, and last time I checked the app is I think $10. The way I see it, that's still less than a low end universal remote that CAN'T learn signals, but most Android users seem to be entitled jerks who think everything on the app store should be free, so whether or not you're willing to pay for it is your only limitation here.
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Care to share the name of the app?
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Care to share the name of the app?
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That's anymote I believe. I also purchased it when I used it ALL THE TIME on my galaxy gear 2 watch. Its got codes for devices I never would have thought of controlling with a phone. I will also say that response from the developers was quick but they were also extremely rude and accused me of having a pirated copy somehow? I didn't have a fake copy obviously otherwise I wouldn't have contacted them for help! Haha either way we got it sorted and they found the code for a device I was having difficult with.
NickWhit1992 said:
It does work. Tested it out after I got the phone. However, I haven't seen any other apps besides the one I use that can do it, and last time I checked the app is I think $10. The way I see it, that's still less than a low end universal remote that CAN'T learn signals, but most Android users seem to be entitled jerks who think everything on the app store should be free, so whether or not you're willing to pay for it is your only limitation here.
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Hello there,
What is the name of that app ? Im prepare to buy it...
Peacemaker69 said:
Hello there,
What is the name of that app ? Im prepare to buy it...
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Search "Smart IR Remote", it's $6.99USD now. Looks like they also have a free app now as well, but I don't know how limited it is.
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NickWhit1992 said:
Search "Smart IR Remote", it's $6.99USD now. Looks like they also have a free app now as well, but I don't know how limited it is.
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Thanks mate! Did you find any other ?
So I was thinking about my IR blaster in my phone today and what I could do with it.
I wanted to if the following things were physically possible using the M8.
- Distance finder or security laser beam. By transmitting IR light and bouncing it off of a mirror and then the receiver in the phone would pick it up and determine the distance or if light has been received.
- Controlling a remote control helicopter. I could imagine this is possible since the RC heli uses IR anyway, but how would I do it, since my remote control for my heli is not functional.
Thank you in advance
If you know or can get the codes for your helicopter you can program them into smart ir.
Audrino man...AUDRINO !!!
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I was thinking of using Arduino, but I wasn't that desperate to do it, I was just interested if it was possible and how cool it wouldbe to do it?
Doesn't the M8 have a IR reciever to program codes into apps?
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I was thinking of using Arduino, but I wasn't that desperate to do it, I was just interested if it was possible and how cool it wouldbe to do it?
Doesn't the M8 have a IR reciever to program codes into apps?
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Yes if youre remote is working? :what:
What I meant by that, was that the purpose of the IR receiver was to program codes, but was it possible to use it for other purposes such as the one I mentioned in the OP?
I've thought about it, and the possibilities. It depends a lot on how much experience you have with programming. I'm no noob when it comes to programming, as I constantly hone on my c++ programming skills. I'm actually curious about it too. You should check out evilzone.org. the website has massive resources about audrino. I myself also have a lot of audrino PDFs... If interested I can send you the gdrive link
https://drive.google.com/folder/d/0B6DLHfxd4Nx-RW12SVFRMzVTREU/edit
PS....I've got a **** load of other PDFs about all kinds of programming from JavaScript to Python...
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Thanks for those PDF's but the most coding I have done is Visual Basic 2010 and bit of Xcode. But I was just hoping their was already an app on the market to do such a thing or if it was physically possible for the phone to send and receive and IR signal a few times every second.
I would love to get into coding, but I just don't have the time to code and bug fix.
I haven't seen or heard of such an app...I've never enjoyed VB...Friend of mine uses VIM, but all of that PHP crap gives me a headache.
I don't suspect there will be, since no one seems to make them anymore, but does it have an IR blaster?
Sprint M8
Sadly no
They opted out because the majority of people do not use that feature.
I never use it so I won't miss it.
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Sadly no
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IR remotes now are being replaced with Bluetooth remotes. But would have liked to see the IR blaster not phased out.
For me it's OK, as I used it one time on my M8 and in fact never on my M9. This depends on the user of course. Just my 2 cent.
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I have to admit I loved having one but sadly I never used it. All the roms I would flash... I got sick of setting it up. It will be missed but not a big deal
I use Anymote and control EVERYTHING in my house with it on my M8. Even the rotating fan has a remote.
I was hoping to get a tablet to take care of this burden, but even they don't have the ability on newer models.
Sprint M8
Man, how am I going to blast IRs now?
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Man, how am I going to blast IRs now?
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The old fashioned way I suppose. Just don't do it a lot or you'll go blind
I personally I use this thing a lot. Also if I'm flashing new rom, I'm using titanium backup so I won't have to setup peel smart everytime. Very useful if you aways lose the remote ? for the TV's, audio system, air conditionin =) and etc
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I personally I use this thing a lot. Also if I'm flashing new rom, I'm using titanium backup so I won't have to setup peel smart everytime. Very useful if you aways lose the remote for the TV's, audio system, air conditionin =) and etc
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So true. My kids keep losing the remotes. It's nice to have all the different TVs programmed into my phone so I don't have to hunt around for them.
What of keeping your old device as a remote, for game playing and/or navigation when on the go, and your 10 for all the other brilliant stuff
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What of keeping your old device as a remote, for game playing and/or navigation when on the go, and your 10 for all the other brilliant stuff
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Because the point is to eliminate clutter, not add to it.
Sprint M8
you can always get a headphone jack IR blaster...
[Cruzer] said:
you can always get a headphone jack IR blaster...
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I think I know what you're talking about, but can you elaborate?
Thanks.
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mcwups1 said:
I think I know what you're talking about, but can you elaborate?
Thanks.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-M...678?hash=item21081165d6:g:eek:CkAAOSwHnFV5CJp
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-M...678?hash=item21081165d6:g:eek:CkAAOSwHnFV5CJp
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Anyone know what the range of that is. The range of the ir blaster on the HTC M series is phenomenal.
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-M...678?hash=item21081165d6:g:eek:CkAAOSwHnFV5CJp
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That's what I thought. I researched this already.
Not sure if it actually works.
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It says the IR blaster is based on the level of output of the headphone jack, and from my understanding that the headphone jack on the HTC 10 is suppose to be loud due to a dedicated amp, so if it worked it should work well. The only issue is that you would either have to keep the IR blaster plugged in at all times or find it when you need it and it isn't very big.
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It says the IR blaster is based on the level of output of the headphone jack, and from my understanding that the headphone jack on the HTC 10 is suppose to be loud due to a dedicated amp, so if it worked it should work well. The only issue is that you would either have to keep the IR blaster plugged in at all times or find it when you need it and it isn't very big.
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We could get around not losing the ir blaster when not in use by using something like this ( http://www.amazon.com/Smartphone-Ph..._cp_107_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1R3B4XGBYBXVKHZTMWRF ) connected to somthing like this ( http://www.ebay.com/itm/Female-to-F...653666?hash=item3a94914d62:g:XW4AAOxylwpR4ugb ) connected to the ir blaster attached to keys. Or if someone could find a 3.5mm jack cap that we can hook a laynard to.
Or just buy 20 ir blasters and place one everywhere.
Also here is another style ir blaster I think its lower profile and looks cool. http://www.ebay.com/itm/121870964868?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT