Sure.... Get several old first gen iBooks (the one's with the funky
clamshells), turn them inside out and build yourself an enclosure,
ignoring any of the keys you don't need.
Alternatively, you could try the same with palm / pocket pc's.
I was in a similar pickle a few years back, and found that recycling
old models of mainstream equipment (even if they were overkill for
the job) was much cheaper than trying to source something like you
describe.
- Tom
On 23/02/2006, at 4:49 AM, Stefan Pantke wrote:
I'm in search of a device, which I'd like to control through an RB
app.
I call this little device iFace, since it's a remote extension of my
computer.
The iFace:
- should be cheap
- should have a LCD display
- should have a WLAN interface
- should have 4 cursor cross keys, a YES and a NO key
- doesn't need to be quite intelligent
This is the idea: Most people use their PC or Mac to collect and
manage information. Due to huge costs, people don't put another
PC near their refrigerator to manage their shopping list, don't
put another PC in each meeting room to watch the room's
schedule or get important notifications.
I'd like to have several small iFace units connected to my PC/Mac,
which allow to display certain information (mainly text based) and
a limited input capabilities (4 cursor cross keys, Yes and No keys).
PC/Mac should send certain information to the iFace through WLAN,
which in turn displays it. A menu system might be enough functionality
on the iFace. Users can walk through the menu system and send back
certain limited information.
Does someone know, if I may buy such an iFace somewhere?
Thx,
sp
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