Read carefully: It is a remote control, not a reader of any kind. It
sends infrared bursts through the dongle as controlled by the iPhone.
Nothing more. It's just a transmitter. Nothing more.
On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 06:56:47 -0800, you wrote:
So you cannot read titles of movies recorded from your
So you cannot read titles of movies recorded from your DVR?
- Original Message -
From: Sieghard Weitzel
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Sent: Friday, March 08, 2013 6:59 PM
Subject: RE: Is there an accessible TV remote app for the iPhone
Hi,
I have the RE Remote
A few years ago I purchased the Dijit remote for the iPhone. I wrote a long
description of some issues and forwarded it to Griffin technologies. .
Essentially you could program the device but VoiceOver did not recognize the
Power on or off Macros. Nor some buttons.
This has changed with the
Barry and all:
I have just installed Dijit and purchased the Griffin Technology Beacon,
$40.95 at Best Buy. All appears to be accessible, with Dijit behaving as
described. Unhappily my Dish 722 box is having issues accepting IR
commands but I was able to change channels on my TV via the app
I've been wanting such a thing for the two years I've had an iPhone,
and so far the only thing that comes close, and it's not even really a
true remote control in the sense of transmitting an infrared data
burst, if that's what you're looking for, is the Verizon app suite for
the FiOS set-top box.
There is a product called RE remote. It plugs in to the bottom of the
phone and can control a variety of devices. It cost around $40-$45 from
amazon.com. There was a podcast on applevis about it. It does require some
sighted assistance, however, it is overall accessible. I should
Hi,
I have the RE Remote 30-PIN IR dongle, but never use it. At one point about
2 years ago I was beta testing for the developer and he made a few
improvements, but I just find it's much too much trouble to plug this in,
open the app and then use the iPhone to maybe change volume or channels
