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We've already got Irreco for the tablets: http://www.internettablettalk.com/fo...ad.php?t=15919
Also, if you were interested in a more complicated hack, there's three different LEDs in the upper left corner on the N810 at least (I don't know about the N800). Unless you absolutely need Red, Green, AND Blue notification LEDs then you could replace one of them with an infared LED and replace the plastic "window" over the LEDs with some infared-transparent material I don't actually know anything about the feasibility of this as I have no idea how finely the LEDs can be controlled. (I believe they're accessible by DBUS commands)
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I wonder if you couldn't work something up that used the audio jack?
Say you made a hardware 38kHz modulator, and then just turn it on/off from the phone jack -- play the right wav files and you're good to go.
IR LED's don't use all that much juice. (Worst case is it'd require a small battery.)
Hmmm... if it weren't Halloween weekend, this would be a fun project...
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sox -v 1000 input.wav -r 44100 output.wav dcshift 1 synth square amod 19000 avg 1,-1,0,0
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817...079TX1K0000585
But how far are we from replacing the universal remote with our tablets? For controlling network enabled devices, it's possible, Sonata, Maestro Mini and others.
What's missing for the tablets to replace all current remotes are two things, a reasonably priced IR blaster than can be controlled via the network and of course the remote application and remote code database for the tablets.
Last I looked for a network controlled IR blaster, it was between 100 and 200 dollars. Anybody know of something under $100?
Remote codes are widely available http://www.remotecentral.com/cgi-bin...nto&db=devices so that's a matter of translating an existing format into something the tablet understands.
Some universal remotes sell for a price similar to the tablets. http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Harmo...5469936&sr=8-9
Am I missing any pieces to make this a reality? A universal remote that also happens to browse the web, check your email and chat?
Frank