On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 1:38 PM, Keith Lofstrom <[email protected]> wrote: > I would like to get a radio remote control for presentations. > I imagine something that talks to a USB plugin that pretends > to be a keyboard, and generates carriage returns and backspaces > when the powered remote forward and back buttons are pushed, > driving Open Office or Acrobat Reader or whatever. I would > like a radio remote rather than an infrared one, so I don't > have to worry about where it is pointed.
Jaff Waugh typically uses a nintendo bluetooth game controller at presentations. The protocol was reverse engineered a while ago. http://www.flickr.com/photos/puzzlement/3213379523/ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CWiiD Maybe not as simple to setup as you are looking for, but you can probably find someone willing to let you try it before putting your own money into it. _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
