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  1. #16
    Q
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    Re: Apparently T610 can't be used as tv remote but.....

    Rachael the Wiccan Rat - typed:
    > Found on google ....
    >
    >
    >
    >>From: TheThirdDegree ([email protected])
    >>Subject: Re: Using the 7650 as a TV remote...!
    >>View: Complete Thread (5 articles)
    >>Original Format
    >>Newsgroups: alt.cellular.nokia
    >>Date: 2003-05-06 00:41:58 PST

    >
    >>"Stuart Marshman" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
    >>news:[email protected]...
    >>> Anyone seen a program around that allows you to use the 7650 as a
    >>> TV remote control? Or is the range/power of the IR port too low to
    >>> allow practical usage?
    >>>
    >>> Come to that, is there a BT-based remote control available?
    >>>

    >>
    >>The program is IrRemote http://www.psiloc.com/ it works fine from
    >>about a 2 meter (6 feet) distance. It's cool to play with but if your
    >>couch -> tv distance is a bit too far... it simply doesn't work. Fun
    >>to use in a electronics store though... mess up all the tv's and such.


    So the P800/900 can do it as well as the 7650, it's just a matter of
    over what distance.





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  2. #17
    Rachael the Wiccan Rat
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    Re: Apparently T610 can't be used as tv remote but.....


    "Q" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Rachael the Wiccan Rat - typed:
    > > Found on google ....
    > >


    > >>The program is IrRemote http://www.psiloc.com/ it works fine from
    > >>about a 2 meter (6 feet) distance. It's cool to play with but if your
    > >>couch -> tv distance is a bit too far... it simply doesn't work. Fun
    > >>to use in a electronics store though... mess up all the tv's and such.

    >
    > So the P800/900 can do it as well as the 7650, it's just a matter of
    > over what distance.
    >

    So it seems. Pesonally, a working distance of only six feet would be fine in
    the case of my tv and sofa. And most of my audio equipment.

    I am always interested in what *else* phones can do - I use pcremote for my
    t610 - via cable at the moment but have a bt adapter for my pc / laptop on
    order as we speak. My laptop is often intergrated into part of my audio
    set-up in my living room so I would be intrigued to control that via bt with
    my phone.
    The thing that appeals to me about using a mobile device with a colour
    screen to control stuff is that you can better see what you're doing.
    Options are on screen - as opposed to just button presses - so easier to
    pick out (and yes, I am one of those people who would like of of those fancy
    touch screen remotes - but I don't have the disposable income for such a
    thing at the moment). And it's another useful application for something you
    use every day anyway - i.e. your mobile phone. Multiple uses for one thing
    can only be a step forward as far as I'm concerned.


    Rachael





  3. #18
    realShady
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    Re: Apparently T610 can't be used as tv remote but.....

    On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:19:51 -0000, "Rachael the Wiccan Rat"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >I am always interested in what *else* phones can do [...]
    >
    >Rachael


    As am I! Recent example:

    Where we work, we have a buzz-in door system. You can open it with a
    Yale-type key, or press the doorbell and wait for someone inside to
    get up, press the door buzzer and then go and find out who they've
    just let into the office. Most of the time, it's a current employee
    who's forgotten their key.

    I've created a system where I can Bluetooth my way into the building
    using my T610 and a custom menu.

    Practical? No.
    Pointless? Probably.
    Fun? Yes.
    Sense of achievement? Definitely!

    If that labels me an "ass clown" then fair enough. Bothered. It's
    gonna take something more than some Australian twat stopping *my*
    particular form of innovation!!

    Yours,
    Ass Clown

    Actually, that's "Mister" Ass Clown to you.




  4. #19
    Rachael the Wiccan Rat
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    Re: Apparently T610 can't be used as tv remote but.....


    "realShady" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 14:19:51 -0000, "Rachael the Wiccan Rat"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >I am always interested in what *else* phones can do [...]
    > >
    > >Rachael

    >
    > As am I! Recent example:
    >
    > Where we work, we have a buzz-in door system. You can open it with a
    > Yale-type key, or press the doorbell and wait for someone inside to
    > get up, press the door buzzer and then go and find out who they've
    > just let into the office. Most of the time, it's a current employee
    > who's forgotten their key.
    >
    > I've created a system where I can Bluetooth my way into the building
    > using my T610 and a custom menu.


    Really ? Interesting. I've no idea how to go about doing such things (I
    leave the practicalities to others as I'm nobody's programmer) but good on
    yer, more power to your elbow.

    How does it work then ? Is the lock system connected to something running
    bt, like a pc or summat ?

    >
    > Practical? No.
    > Pointless? Probably.
    > Fun? Yes.
    > Sense of achievement? Definitely!


    Heh, quite. Sense of achievement in such possibly pointless (to others
    anyway) pastimes cannot be underestimated.

    I just told my ex husband about bluejacking - and he agreed that it was
    childish, pointless, open to abuse but if you play nicely then- ok, but
    undoubtedly appealing -- and he went straight to work and bluejacked his
    workmates. They were all fascinated when he revealed himself and all wanted
    to know how to do it. A warm fuzzy feeling of "we've discovered something
    new today" abounded.

    It's the "it can do that as well ? - Cool !" factor that I like.

    >
    > If that labels me an "ass clown" then fair enough. Bothered. It's
    > gonna take something more than some Australian twat stopping *my*
    > particular form of innovation!!
    >
    > Yours,
    > Ass Clown
    >
    > Actually, that's "Mister" Ass Clown to you.
    >


    LOL !

    <round of applause>

    Rachael
    (Ms Ass Clown)





  5. #20
    Daniel Juhn
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    Re: Apparently T610 can't be used as tv remote but.....

    dickhead
    the OS's running on those phones allow direct access to the IR layer.
    t610 does not.

    "Rachael the Wiccan Rat" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "Richard Colton" <[email protected]> wrote in

    message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > "Daniel Juhn" <[email protected]> wrote in

    > message
    > > news:[email protected]...
    > > > the point is, it cant be done feasibly, whilst you ass clowns were

    > arguing
    > > > otherwise.

    > >
    > > Is there any specific reason you're being so abusive to people asking

    what
    > > is after all a reasonable question, or is it that you're reverting back

    to
    > > your old ways of picking a fight with whoever is handy?
    > >
    > > As for it being feasably done, it already has been done on several other
    > > handsets (albeit Symbian or Palm OS based).

    >
    > Found on google ....
    >
    >
    >
    > >From: TheThirdDegree ([email protected])
    > >Subject: Re: Using the 7650 as a TV remote...!
    > >View: Complete Thread (5 articles)
    > >Original Format
    > >Newsgroups: alt.cellular.nokia
    > >Date: 2003-05-06 00:41:58 PST

    >
    > >"Stuart Marshman" <[email protected]> schreef in bericht
    > >news:[email protected]...
    > >> Anyone seen a program around that allows you to use the 7650 as a TV

    > remote
    > >> control? Or is the range/power of the IR port too low to allow

    practical
    > >> usage?
    > >>
    > >> Come to that, is there a BT-based remote control available?
    > >>

    > >
    > >The program is IrRemote http://www.psiloc.com/ it works fine from about a

    2
    > >meter (6 feet) distance. It's cool to play with but if your couch -> tv
    > >distance is a bit too far... it simply doesn't work. Fun to use in a
    > >electronics store though... mess up all the tv's and such.

    >
    >
    > >
    > > > i never said it cant/wont be dont on a future model phone.

    > >
    > > No, you just implied it - strongly.

    >
    > And it already has been done as you say - with limitations, sure, but it's
    > there in black and white (or colour, depending on your set, ha ha).
    >
    > >
    > > Also, could you please not top-post in future.
    > >
    > > /me sits back and waits for even more abuse to start flying.
    > >

    > He can shout abuse till he's blue in the face as far as I'm concerned -

    now
    > that you have brought it to my attention that he is one of those people

    who
    > just picks fights for the sake of it <yawn>, then I won't hear it. ;-)
    >
    >
    > Rachael
    >
    >






  6. #21
    Richard Colton
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    Re: Apparently T610 can't be used as tv remote but.....


    "Daniel Juhn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > dickhead


    That's nice - talking about yourself again?

    > the OS's running on those phones allow direct access to the IR layer.
    > t610 does not.


    Given that firmware usually becomes customisable at some point in it's life,
    what's your point? No one ever asked if it had to be done directly via
    Java.

    I accept that at the moment you are 100% correct that it isn't possible on
    the T610, but who knows what the future may bring.

    Do you really need to be so abusive to posters on Usenet?

    Also, could you please refrain from top-posting in future?

    --
    >>> Unlock Your Phones Potential <<<
    >>> http://www.thephonelocker.co.uk <<<
    >>> http://www.uselessinfo.org.uk <<<






  7. #22
    Rachael the Wiccan Rat
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    Re: Apparently T610 can't be used as tv remote but.....


    "Richard Colton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >


    >
    > Do you really need to be so abusive to posters on Usenet?


    He probably has to be validated by such behaviour in order to feel
    important, so - I'd give him up as a lost cause, mate.

    >
    > Also, could you please refrain from top-posting in future?
    >

    I won't make a sweeping generalisation about top posting dumbasses, but it's
    tempting.


    Rachael





  8. #23
    realShady
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    Re: Apparently T610 can't be used as tv remote but.....

    On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 15:29:09 -0000, "Rachael the Wiccan Rat"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >How does it work then ? Is the lock system connected to something running
    >bt, like a pc or summat ?


    It's all a bit sticky tape, cardboard boxes, smoke and mirrors at the
    moment:

    T610:
    Outside :-)

    Laptop:
    Belkin Bluetooth USB dongle
    Btcntrl v3.4.0 (http://www.meer-net.com/)
    Custom menu item to fire off a URL to:

    PC:
    VB app listening on port 80
    HTTP request sets certain lines high on parallel port
    Parallel port connected to:

    External relay box:
    Transistor-coupled relays
    One relay connected to:

    Wire taped(!) to circuit board on phone entry system

    "Experimental" is definitely the word!! ;-)

    >Rachael
    >(Ms Ass Clown)



    --realShady




  9. #24
    Rachael the Wiccan Rat
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    Re: Apparently T610 can't be used as tv remote but.....


    "realShady" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 15:29:09 -0000, "Rachael the Wiccan Rat"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >How does it work then ? Is the lock system connected to something running
    > >bt, like a pc or summat ?

    >
    > It's all a bit sticky tape, cardboard boxes, smoke and mirrors at the
    > moment:
    >
    > T610:
    > Outside :-)
    >
    > Laptop:
    > Belkin Bluetooth USB dongle
    > Btcntrl v3.4.0 (http://www.meer-net.com/)
    > Custom menu item to fire off a URL to:
    >
    > PC:
    > VB app listening on port 80
    > HTTP request sets certain lines high on parallel port
    > Parallel port connected to:
    >
    > External relay box:
    > Transistor-coupled relays
    > One relay connected to:
    >
    > Wire taped(!) to circuit board on phone entry system


    You are Heath Robinson and I claim my ten pounds.... ;-)

    I've got stuff with wires taped to it all over the place - I think I keep
    the insulating tape economy going single-handed.
    My webcam is a nineteen year old Philips video camera and interface box with
    cables with bare wires insulating taped to the relevent ports on the box
    (basically because I haven't been able to find adapters anywhere) and then
    connected to my usb tv device. It works so who cares if it looks like crap ?


    >
    > "Experimental" is definitely the word!! ;-)
    >

    Yehbut ... so was the first airplane.


    Rachael






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