Hi guys,
i just want to discuss an idea I just had.
Im using my PPC mostly at the university. And since some time i was searching for an Input device I could write with and have the written stuff in a digital form when Im finished (e.g as a pdf File). This would not just minimize my paper consumption it would have some other benefits too (easy sharing etc.). Now, all the devices i`ve found use the mini USB Plug of an PPC. Since the Artemis is not capable acting as a USB Host these solutions do not work. I added a picture of such a device for better illustration.
Now the idea:
Yesterday a hack has been presented on www.hackaday.com (the direct link is below) to use a WiiMote (is a Bluetooth Device) as an Input device for an electronic Chalk-Board. Now this is an very impressive hack indeed. But could it be possible to use this particular hack in a small version for PPC`s to let the WiiMote work together with the Artemis (or any other Bluetooth equiped PPC) as an "electronic Paper" device. Just for your imagination:
- connect wiimote to Artemis then use an SMD IR Equiped Stylus to write on a paper
Im no good in coding so this is off for me... But maybe soemone could give a statement on if this can be done. I mean the software for Desktop Pcs does exist (follow the links on hakaday.com) they have "just" to be rewritten for WM6 PPCs.
Link to www.hackaday.com:
http://www.hackaday.com/2007/12/09/wiimote-projector-whiteboard/
Sorry for my bad english i hope you guys understand what I was trying to explain. Here is the picture of an conventional "electronic paper" system (found on www.pearl.de)
Regards
Jabami
I bought a Wiimote this week and a LED-array to do exactly that but for a desktop computer instead of a ppc. I've done some research on that topic and found no solution yet. Seems as if nobody is interested enough that has the knowledge and skills for porting or recompiling it for ppc.
Of course it's not really a cheap solution but you could buy a tablet pc. I bought one for my studies and I can write down my stuff and share it later on my website in "hand-written" format as mhtml, pdf or whatever. I got a Compaq TC1000, this model and the TC1100 are the only I'm aware of that can be used as slate and convertible tablet pcs at the same time. I installed my bluetooth stick on the TC1000 and it was too slow for the wiimote, or maybe the bluetooth stick, but I doubt that.
There are some reasons why I wouldn't use the wiimote for writing at university:
-As soon as the wiimote moves you have to calibrate again
-You need a good spot for it so it can see you hand all the time
-Probably needs 800 "Pentium" Mhz or more to work perfectly
In the videos I saw at johnnylee.net the wiimote was mounted over the guy that wrote on his e-paper. If you are not sitting in the middle of a room with hundreds of students then this might be a solution.
All the things you said are true, plus theres is one thing lee mentiones at the end of his YouTube Video. Its about the resolution you get. So all in all the conclusion is:
using the WiiMote as an electronic paper device will not work due to resolution restrictions.
Well but maybe there is some other way to tweak an Input device into the Bluetooth Interface of the Artemis....
Best regards
Jabami
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Hi Guys,
I would love to remote control my PC's and Laptop's with my Kaiser.
So I asked a good friend of mine (google is his name, i think you know him? ), he explained to me, there is something, but it was developed for the Diamond. No matter, i tried it out, but I just had a quarter of the screen showed on my display. And i couldn't choose anything by touching. (=> nothing was working)
Is there any software for the Kaiser, with which i am able to use my Kaisers keyboard as bluetoothkeyboard and my touchscreen like a laptop's touchpad?
And controlling my mediaplayer/winamp would be a great party-gimmick...
I hope you know something
Hupfi
There are lot of programs to remote control the PC.
I have try in deep most of then and my conclusions are:
1.- Google for "Sailing Clicker". The most versatile one. Will do all you want, but is a litte slow with my big audio collections (about 100 gB)
2.- or "1-2 Remote" by SFR software: Pretty good for WMP but also a little slow in the version I try (there is a new one but I haven got it yet)
3.- "Signal" this one is the best for Audio control. It is damned fast but his wifi connection is little instable
None of them are freeware but you will find trial versions.
BT Remote Server
sf24dotcom said:
Hi Guys,
I would love to remote control my PC's and Laptop's with my Kaiser.
So I asked a good friend of mine (google is his name, i think you know him? ), he explained to me, there is something, but it was developed for the Diamond. No matter, i tried it out, but I just had a quarter of the screen showed on my display. And i couldn't choose anything by touching. (=> nothing was working)
Is there any software for the Kaiser, with which i am able to use my Kaisers keyboard as bluetoothkeyboard and my touchscreen like a laptop's touchpad?
And controlling my mediaplayer/winamp would be a great party-gimmick...
I hope you know something
Hupfi
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Check This Site out and see if this is what your looking for... And its free...
PS: I use it and it works great! But the GU features aren't that great... Again Free....
Here is the address.....
http://www.jaylee.org/RemoteControl/
Hi there,
Does anybody know if there is some software/hardware combination that entitles the HD to be used as a remote control for the home entertainment hardware like tv, dvd and so on? As these devices (at least the old-fashioned ones that I have) are controlled via IR, a piece of hardware like a BT to IR (or WiFi to IR, which would probably drain more battery from the hd) converter would be necessary, and of course a piece of correspondng software which could (at best) let you create your own user-defined control-panels for different devices... would be just great (especially as my old universal remote control is about to die).
Any suggestions or opinions?
regards jan
You need an extra device to convert BT to IR. It's not convinient...
I know that it is possible to control yor IR tv, dvd,... by using an IR diode connected to the audio jack of mobile phone and a pecial software.
If you find something like that post a link here.
I have no idea if it will work, but check this out:
http://www.actisys.com/IrDAProd.html#BT5711U
http://www.actisys.com/Documents/ACT-BT5711U-Flyer-v1.0.2-080825.pdf
wedge666 said:
I have no idea if it will work, but check this out:
http://www.actisys.com/IrDAProd.html#BT5711U
http://www.actisys.com/Documents/ACT-BT5711U-Flyer-v1.0.2-080825.pdf
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Thanks, wedge, the hardware looks promising, although quite expensive... but there is still the need of the appropriate software to learn and send the correct commands and create a specific user interface...
any more suggestions?
regards jan
You may read this:
http://www.smartphonemag.com/cms/forum/topic/17874?&TOPIC_ID=17874
and this:
http://wiki.xda-developers.com/inde...s for Windows Mobile - the Definitive Roundup
Way dated but it never hurts to help.
I learned about the "Global Cache WF2IR iTach Wi-Fi to IR" device. This should do it.
http://www.smarthome.com/81186/Global-Cache-WF2IR-iTach-Wi-Fi-to-IR/p.aspx
hausen said:
Hi there,
Does anybody know if there is some software/hardware combination that entitles the HD to be used as a remote control for the home entertainment hardware like tv, dvd and so on? As these devices (at least the old-fashioned ones that I have) are controlled via IR, a piece of hardware like a BT to IR (or WiFi to IR, which would probably drain more battery from the hd) converter would be necessary, and of course a piece of correspondng software which could (at best) let you create your own user-defined control-panels for different devices... would be just great (especially as my old universal remote control is about to die).
Any suggestions or opinions?
regards jan
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Way dated but it never hurts to help.
I learned about the "Global Cache WF2IR iTach Wi-Fi to IR" device. This should do it.
http://www.smarthome.com/81186/Global-Cache-WF2IR-iTach-Wi-Fi-to-IR/p.aspx
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Will it be simpler (and perhaps more economical) to just buy another universal remote control? There are so many cheap (usually made in China) universal remote controllers around nowadays.
The Blackstone Bridging option will require the purchase of the additional hardware and software which will be so much more than the simple purchase of another universal remote control appliance. Furthermore, the power consumption of the Blackstone conversion will also be significantly higher because of the additional hardware involved. And of course, the additional space and time required to set up the whole thing.
chan.sk said:
Will it be simpler (and perhaps more economical) to just buy another universal remote control? There are so many cheap (usually made in China) universal remote controllers around nowadays.
The Blackstone Bridging option will require the purchase of the additional hardware and software which will be so much more than the simple purchase of another universal remote control appliance. Furthermore, the power consumption of the Blackstone conversion will also be significantly higher because of the additional hardware involved. And of course, the additional space and time required to set up the whole thing.
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I'm not sure if I understand this line of reasoning correctly.
Other universal remote still means using IR to control devices, usually old devices which can only be controlled with infra red. Because of distance or line-of-sight, IR might not be usable, so this bridge type device comes in, so one can control this old device with one's smartphone etc.
smeitmeister said:
I'm not sure if I understand this line of reasoning correctly.
Other universal remote still means using IR to control devices, usually old devices which can only be controlled with infra red. Because of distance or line-of-sight, IR might not be usable, so this bridge type device comes in, so one can control this old device with one's smartphone etc.
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Hi,
My understanding of his Post #1 was that he wanted to setup his Blackstone as a universal remote control for his home entertainment because his old universal remote control was about to die.
hausen said in Post#1:
Hi there,
Does anybody know if there is some software/hardware combination that entitles the HD to be used as a remote control for the home entertainment hardware like tv, dvd and so on? . . . (especially as my old universal remote control is about to die).
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I hope I had not read hausen's original post incorrectly.
Hi Folks,
I have wondering how to implement some kind of mousing on the TP2 since obviously it does lend itself to mini mini laptop activities. I did find a company called http://www.teksoftco.com which does a driver for bluetooth mice as well as USB optical mice.
Would it be wonderful if there was one of those spongy knobs in the middle of the keyboard for cursor manipulation like on those old IBM laptops.
Any comments, particularly the first bit.
Thanks,
Sam
Why would I want to install a mouse to the TP2? It's big enough already and having to drag around a mouse all the time where using the stylus is so much faster and easier? I don't really see the benefits of it....
I used to have a little BT mouse with my good old htc universal... great! simply great!! it would be nice to use it again with the TP2, but it's almost impossible to find the driver to download..and btw, would it work with wvga screens, or just regular qvga /vga ones??
@ kork: so little it's easy to lose it without noticing. a bunch of grams more, when I carry at work a bag of 3 4 kg is nothing noticeable
Hi cyberpunk,
I have jext got this from the tecksoftco site:
Name: BlueInput Driver for Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard
Version: 1.5.RC-4
Release date: November 5, 2008
Supported Platform: Pocket PC with Microsoft Bluetooth Stack / WM5.0 or newer / BT Mouse+Keyboard compatible
Supported Screen Size: SQUARE, SQUARE VGA, QVGA, VGA, WQVGA, WVGA (all)
So it looks positive... I will asks thought. Being from the UK I did a double take on "BT Mouse" thinking that it was sold by British Telecom(BT) but it is for "Bluetooth" - doh....
Sam
double post.... due to system hang
Kork said:
Why would I want to install a mouse to the TP2? It's big enough already and having to drag around a mouse all the time where using the stylus is so much faster and easier? I don't really see the benefits of it....
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If you had a wireless mouse and were using the TP2 for video-out presentation or video viewing duties, it could make life easier. Seems like a pretty niche need though.
There are apparently drivers that let you use the phone as a USB host rather than client, allowing you to hook up mice, keyboards and even external HDs. I'm not sure if anyone has had any success, there's mention of it in the tricks sticky post in this forum.
yep, but someone reported them as not working. not so much discussion about this though too bad, blame on ppc manufacturers who don't consider this function! it's so important when on the move!
@samjolly: thanks a lot mate! do you know if this driver works on TP2, and mostly important with an old "thinkoutside bluetooth travel mouse"? it used to have its own drivers shipped...but it's been 3 or 4 years since i purchased it! tried on omnia and didn't work, argh °_°
PS: I'm a bit scared of trying for first delicate things like drivers without having heard any positive feedback first
forgive me guys, but xda is slooooooooooow and keeps sending 2 copies of every message I post. must be something wrong with it.
SamJolly said:
Hi cyberpunk,
I have jext got this from the tecksoftco site:
Name: BlueInput Driver for Bluetooth Mouse and Keyboard
Version: 1.5.RC-4
Release date: November 5, 2008
Supported Platform: Pocket PC with Microsoft Bluetooth Stack / WM5.0 or newer / BT Mouse+Keyboard compatible
Supported Screen Size: SQUARE, SQUARE VGA, QVGA, VGA, WQVGA, WVGA (all)
So it looks positive... I will asks thought. Being from the UK I did a double take on "BT Mouse" thinking that it was sold by British Telecom(BT) but it is for "Bluetooth" - doh....
Sam
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A note of caution; the TP2 doesn't use the Microsoft stack, unlike many other current HTC devices, that's why there are problems with some devices. I'm not saying it won't work but......
Gordon
GordonTGopher said:
A note of caution; the TP2 doesn't use the Microsoft stack, unlike many other current HTC devices, that's why there are problems with some devices. I'm not saying it won't work but......
Gordon
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Folks,
This was my response from TeckSoftCo:
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BlueInput is compatible with devices running Windows Mobile (minimum WM5.0) and that have the Microsoft Bluetooth Stack installed.
You can download a trial versin of BlueInput for free, from www.teksoftco.com and see if it runs well.
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So interesting point about TP2 apparently not using the MS BT stack which seems a bit weird.
Sam
thanks a lot to both samjolly and gordon for the useful info! I hope we'll be able to solve this mistery
cyberpunk627 said:
thanks a lot to both samjolly and gordon for the useful info! I hope we'll be able to solve this mistery
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dead thread, i see, but to answer last post, both the bluetooth and usb possibilities are there now on the teksoft site. looks like 10 euro for the usb hid driver, 15 for the broadcom bluetooth driver.
Hi Everyone,
Apology for not going through all threads before posting this new one.
Recently I bought a Logitech Harmony one remote control and I really love this remote. It comes with a Logitech manager which you need to install on a pc or laptop. With the remote manager you can configure the remote with all kind of tasks by selecting your device from an online database. It then downloads a preset of functions which can be modified if needed. I can spend all night telling you about this remote but that will keep you from reading this thread. I would like to suggest to have a look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TRPP4RK8J4 (en come back to read the rest)
Why not combine this excellent feature with you mobile device?
Who has the ability to build such an application? Or perhaps someone already build one? Or is there a good freeware/shareware?
Please post your experience in this thread
The HD doesn't have infrared. Sorry. End of.
In addition to it being pointless as the Touch HD has no infra-red, many devices that do have infra-red only have a short range diode with a usable distance of about one metre, so are practically useless as a remote control.
There are plenty of remotes for the HD but they don't work with old tech that require IR. You need to move into the 21st century and use a MCPC or MCPC's as you can wire up your whole house to one remote if you like. I've not found one that works with x64 that I like yet so I wrote my own.
Changing the music while you are cooking out on the barbie is pretty impressive.
pitty
Now that is a pitty.
I quess that ends this thread.
Thanks quys.
we just had a thread relating to getting PS3 controller drivers for Windows mobile.
I have been using my Wii remote to play games on my N95 for years now. I wish I had the technical know how to even begin trying to port over to windows mobile.
It might be a bit greedy starting a whole new thread for this but I just wanted to have something on the dev forum clearly stating there is a requirement for Wiimote drivers.
The Wiimote has 5 buttons on its face. A proper joypad, accellerometers and also level tracking gyroscope thingys. It is also small and cheaper than most other Big company pads i.e. 360 pad and PS3 pad.
There is also the added bonus that many people on here will probably have Wii's in there cuboard doing absolutely nothing like mine was (until I hacked my Wii mehehe with bannerbomb)
Anyway - these links were posted by:
wapvirus
Wii remote would be awesome as many projects for pc exist and they shouldn't be to hard to port to PPC for some of the members we have here check out what is going on in these links :
http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/
http://www.wiimoteproject.com/index.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wii_homebrew
Let's hope someone get's inspired "
Maybe this sole post will help to get someone inspired.
Hell Ill pay a few squids to help get someone a wii mote or 2 if needed.
Kind regards all
But first you need to manage to connect to the wiimote. I just can't get past the security code on my Raphael. BTW i have being using glovepie with wiimote for years now. I wonder it is possible to port pc version of glovepie to PPC?
there is an app on the andriod marketplace for that I saw... haven't tested it but obviously it must be possible
Yeah I remember some discussion of this a long time ago in regards to game console emulators like Morphgear. It would be especially useful for touch screen phones without buttons like the HTC Touch HD. This definitely would be awesome!
Have to jump in and give this thread another bump please get inspired this could be the best thing to happen to the PPC
WiiMöB - Finally, a decent gamepad for PocketPC
http://www.codeplex.com/WiiMoB
.NET Components for Mobility
Connect to a Wii Remote
http://32feet.net/forums/t/2848.aspx
WiimoteLib - NET Managed Library for the Nintendo Wii Remote
http://www.brianpeek.com/blog/pages/wiimotelib.aspx
Woah!!
Wiimob!! - Looks like this is on the way already!
The page is very sparse but inspires me - I might actually replace my touch pro 2 with a HD2 instead of an N900 now......I just want to play resi evil on the go
Hi guys,
There's actually a Wiimote like bluetooth controller for windows mobile. It's called Zeemote.
It's for symbian, nokia, blackberry and iPhone but it will soon be ported to windows mobile. (currently in beta-testing)
A short description of Zeemote:
http://www.wmfreeware.net/2010/01/play-windows-mobile-game-just-like-how.html
hsmcd said:
Hi guys,
There's actually a Wiimote like bluetooth controller for windows mobile. It's called Zeemote.
It's for symbian, nokia, blackberry and iPhone but it will soon be ported to windows mobile. (currently in beta-testing)
A short description of Zeemote:
http://www.wmfreeware.net/2010/01/play-windows-mobile-game-just-like-how.html
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Very nice thanks for this post looks interesting but i would still love to see someone get the wii remote working it has more possibilities
I am playing around with WiimoteLib
I would also like to play around with a ps3 controler, I hope I can organize one
scilor said:
I am playing around with WiimoteLib
I would also like to play around with a ps3 controler, I hope I can organize one
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is ps3 bluetooth if not you will have another interface to handle