On 10/1/07, Uncle Kridley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kamisamanou Burgess wrote: > > I don't like that the list is loaded with stuff like > > "IR portRemote control applications Would be great to use openmoko as a > > Hamony remote controller." > > I don't quite see the necessity in running you tv with your cellphone > > I don't have much use for a fancy TV remote, but I would very much like > to use my phone as a "remote" for my Squeezebox music system > (http://www.slimdevices.com/). It would be great to be able to frob the > web UI while sitting on the couch, since that's a lot more expressive > than slowly crawling through the two-line display on the box using the > IR remote. > > Just because you don't want to do something with your phone doesn't mean > that the rest of us share your feelings. This is open source, and it > moves forward because people work on what interest them. The end result > is something that's stronger for everyone. > > -- > -------------------------------------- > Dirk Bergstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://otisbean.com/ > > _______________________________________________ > OpenMoko community mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community >
Well put and understood. However, adding extra hardware to the phone so it can do things not within the sensibility of the majority of users is not a good practice. I too would enjoy interfacing with different devices over the internet, wifi, or bluetooth and would expect such software to be developed by someone someday. -- Sayonara, Kamisamanou Burgess http://www.kamisamanou.net
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