Turn your iPhone into a universal remote control for your home entertainment center

[Aqua_lung]

Most of us love technology, especially when it comes to having an all-in-one gadget like the iPhone or iPod Touch. While most of us were on the Apple Store downloading applications or reading on blogs about the latest news, geeks at ThikFlood, came up with the idea of your own personal remote control called RedEye.


With the RedEye system you can use your iPhone or iPod Touch to control your TV, stereo, cable box, DVD player, and many other devices that receive standard (infrared) signals. In other words, no more hunting through your sofa cushions for all those different remotes – all the control you need is right in your pocket.

How is RedEye your personal remote?

Each person in your house can use her own iPhone or iPod touch as a controller, and more than one controller can interact with your gear simultaneously.

Is it easy to use?

One touch launches any activity – watch TV, listen to music, play a video. And custom screen layouts for each activity mean you never have to hunt for the right button.



How does it work?

After you install the RedEye on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you can communicate with the RedEye device over Wi-Fi. Then the RedEye device sends out infrared signals to control your equipment. Because the RedEye device is in the same room as your equipment, you don’t have to be. Instead, you can control your living room stereo from the kitchen, or turn off the TV upstairs.



Like some high-end home automation setups, the RedEye system is modular: you can control more rooms by adding more RedEye devices, or add more controllers by adding more iPhones.

What do you need?

You need and the application that is available on the Apple Store for free. The application works with all iPhone or iPod Touch models running OS 2.2.1 or later.

You need the RedEye hardware witch is available through the ThinkFlood online store for 188.00 $ US
link (http://www.appleharmony.com/turn-your-iphone-into-a-universal-remote-control-for-your-home-entertainment-center)

[LancelotSA]

I often see these great new iPhone apps being presented to the world yet as a Symbian user I often see nothing new.... been using the Psiloc IrRemote for two years now.

Of course, as is usually the case with Apple, they throw in the need to purchase additional hardware.

[Aqua_lung]

I often see these great new iPhone apps being presented to the world yet as a Symbian user I often see nothing new.... been using the Psiloc IrRemote for two years now.

Of course, as is usually the case with Apple, they throw in the need to purchase additional hardware.

infrared does not come standard with modern phones, bluetooth is now the standard, yet you can buy an infrared add-on (not from apple).

[LancelotSA]

This is true but it does not change the fact, and I am not singling out you or this post here, that forums and blogs put forward articles that insinuate ground breaking software developments on the iPhone yet most of those have been on my N95 for ages.

[nivek]

wish there was a way to access your itunes library from an xbox 360, browse your music and select which music to play through your iphone

that'd be fantastic

[Aqua_lung]

This is true but it does not change the fact, and I am not singling out you or this post here, that forums and blogs put forward articles that insinuate ground breaking software developments on the iPhone yet most of those have been on my N95 for ages.

Nobody says they're groundbreaking, it's your iphone hater perception. ;)

[Michaelmw]

Nobody says they're groundbreaking, it's your iphone hater perception. ;)

hahah thank u ! also noticed that :P and iphone there is plenty the iphone 3g had before your n95 had.....iv got a n95 8gb and plan out there N series is **** they not making good firmware anymore, but anyway lets not get only general phone discussions, this is a awesome device and would have been really cool if the iphone had the inferred built in but anyways no worries, i suppose its the same as saying, it would have been awesome if my Hi-Fi had wifi built in :P

[LancelotSA]

Nobody says they're groundbreaking, it's your iphone hater perception. ;)

Don't make me search the web to find examples of (ignorant) bloggers gushing about this great new software for the iPhone.

And did you post the original article merely to spread the word about what you felt was a great app or, if you are to be truthful, because you felt it was good one upmanship in the battle to make the iPhone appear the greatest gadget ever?

[LancelotSA]

hahah thank u ! also noticed that :P and iphone there is plenty the iphone 3g had before your n95 had.....iv got a n95 8gb and plan out there N series is **** they not making good firmware anymore, but anyway lets not get only general phone discussions, this is a awesome device and would have been really cool if the iphone had the inferred built in but anyways no worries, i suppose its the same as saying, it would have been awesome if my Hi-Fi had wifi built in :P

Oh, look at that the N95 has infrared and blue tooth. Fancy that! :rolleyes:

[alf101]

Don't make me search the web to find examples of (ignorant) bloggers gushing about this great new software for the iPhone.

And did you post the original article merely to spread the word about what you felt was a great app or, if you are to be truthful, because you felt it was good one upmanship in the battle to make the iPhone appear the greatest gadget ever?

I didn't see the N95 on the cover of Time Magazine as the greatest gadget of the year. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

[LancelotSA]

I didn't see the N95 on the cover of Time Magazine as the greatest gadget of the year. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Which year?

Oh, yeah sorry and I forgot that one editor is god of all decisions when it comes to gadgets.

Anyway, I'll leave you iPhone fanboys to it... I just felt like pointing out a fact.

[alf101]

Which year?

Oh, yeah sorry and I forgot that one editor is god of all decisions when it comes to gadgets.

Anyway, I'll leave you iPhone fanboys to it... I just felt like pointing out a fact.

2007
Google it

I see the Nokia phones don't do MMS.
Where did that idea come from?

Nokia are only 2 years behind Apple these days...

[Aqua_lung]

Don't make me search the web to find examples of (ignorant) bloggers gushing about this great new software for the iPhone.

You mean fanbois? you take them seriously?


And did you post the original article merely to spread the word about what you felt was a great app or, if you are to be truthful, because you felt it was good one upmanship in the battle to make the iPhone appear the greatest gadget ever?
I posted it for an iPhone user who might find it useful or point out a better alternative :erm:

[LancelotSA]

2007
Google it

I see the Nokia phones don't do MMS.
Where did that idea come from?

Nokia are only 2 years behind Apple these days...

Ha ha funny you say two years when I said I was using my N95 as a remote two years ago.... :rolleyes:

[alf101]

Ha ha funny you say two years when I said I was using my N95 as a remote two years ago.... :rolleyes:

Wow!!!! That makes it the bestest phone in the world!!!

Congrats.:D

[WiT8litZ]

I really think that Apple / iPhone haters just don't get it, and then to fill the void they juice it up on hate. The 'fanboys' don't go and piss on your party, why do you come and piss on ours?

Enjoy your Nokia.

[alf101]

I really think that Apple / iPhone haters just don't get it, and then to fill the void they juice it up on hate. The 'fanboys' don't go and piss on your party, why do you come and piss on ours?

Enjoy your Nokia.

We get to lol at their Nokia music store threads.:o:o

Poor people haven't heard of iTunes.

[Aqua_lung]

We get to lol at their Nokia music store threads.:o:o

Poor people haven't heard of iTunes.

LOL yeah, no MMS and a DRM infested store, nokia are just a few years behind Apple.

[Michaelmw]

HAHAHAHAHA, and i was using my TV remote 50 years ago, im sure this post was made just to inform people, and honestly the N95 having inferred WOW !!!!! must be something for them, im glad too see that apple have moved away from that technology ages ago.

Glad too see apple still rocking the world....leads you to think what has the Nokia Done to shake the world ???

easy......NOTHING !

[Aqua_lung]

What I like about this gadget is that it's like a remote blaster, It would be nice to see the price come down a bit and available locally. I'd like to see how easy it would be to control DSTV with it.

[ScorpiusK]

I also ridiculed the old iPhone for its lack of basic functionality. I was also one of the many who got a Nokia N95 when it came out and until a month ago, I still had it. Great hardware and far better than other phones when it launched.

Now I have myself an iPhone 3GS 32Gb and I see now what the fuss has been about. It makes a mockery out of Symbian with all its lag and complexities. Never have I enjoyed a phone as much as this. The interface and simplicity of use is second to none.

I don't think these new gadgets make the iPhone the greatest phone. They're just nice to haves. Its the iPhones slick and simple interface and large app repository that wins it. And its all thanks to Steve Jobs for that. While Nokia, Sammy and co were trying to best each other with the fanciest hardware, Jobs decided to focus Apple on the user experience first. I'm not a fanboi but after a couple weeks of use, I have to say the iPhone is far and away the best phone I've owned

[Aqua_lung]

I don't think these new gadgets make the iPhone the greatest phone. They're just nice to haves. Its the iPhones slick and simple interface and large app repository that wins it. And its all thanks to Steve Jobs for that. While Nokia, Sammy and co were trying to best each other with the fanciest hardware, Jobs decided to focus Apple on the user experience first. I'm not a fanboi but after a couple weeks of use, I have to say the iPhone is far and away the best phone I've owned

Nice to see you join the party while the rest miss out. ;)

[WiT8litZ]

I also ridiculed the old iPhone for its lack of basic functionality. I was also one of the many who got a Nokia N95 when it came out and until a month ago, I still had it. Great hardware and far better than other phones when it launched.

Now I have myself an iPhone 3GS 32Gb and I see now what the fuss has been about. It makes a mockery out of Symbian with all its lag and complexities. Never have I enjoyed a phone as much as this. The interface and simplicity of use is second to none.

I don't think these new gadgets make the iPhone the greatest phone. They're just nice to haves. Its the iPhones slick and simple interface and large app repository that wins it. And its all thanks to Steve Jobs for that. While Nokia, Sammy and co were trying to best each other with the fanciest hardware, Jobs decided to focus Apple on the user experience first. I'm not a fanboi but after a couple weeks of use, I have to say the iPhone is far and away the best phone I've owned

Another one converted. And that is pretty much exactly my testimony for the last 2 months also :-)

[SlinkyMike]

Nobody says they're groundbreaking, it's your iphone hater perception. ;)

True dat. ;)


...if you are to be truthful, because you felt it was good one upmanship...

Aqua - He's trolling you dude... There is absolutely no way that he has any grounds to comment on your motivation to post this link.

The trolls: don't feed 'em.


I posted it for an iPhone user who might find it useful or point out a better alternative :erm:

Personally I am very grateful that you posted this, I had planned on working one of those Logitech universal remotes into my xmas stocking this year but after reading this I am pretty much convinced that this is a better option - thanks bro!


Ha ha funny you say two years when I said I was using my N95 as a remote two years ago.... :rolleyes:

Your N95 is a crappy remote at best, you need to face that.

Firstly you have the issue of line of sight, then you face the paltry range that you will find on a built into a cellphone IR transmitter.

The fact that this device converts a WiFi command into an IR command is awesome and it makes the need to buy extra hardware quite sensible.

What I am saying is that this is not the same as your IR transmitter on your Nokia, it is quite different in function.

THIS DOES STUFF YOUR NOKIA DOES NOT, STOP TRYING TO ARGUE SPEC SHEET SEMANTICS TO MAKE YOURSELF FEEL BETTER!!!


I really think that Apple / iPhone haters just don't get it, and then to fill the void they juice it up on hate. The 'fanboys' don't go and piss on your party, why do you come and piss on ours?

Enjoy your Nokia.

You are so right.

The number of times that recent converts have told me how they really can't articulate what it is that makes the iPhone a better experience but that for sure: it is better.

Since the iPhone was released owners of mediocre handsets have been trying to use spec sheets and comparison matrices to show what a ripoff an iPhone is, how it lacks so many 'typical' functions. What they totally miss is the fact that Apple has created a very elegant new and better way of using the set of functions that has always been available.

From personal experience: I had a WinMo device in 2005 that had functionality that my current iPhone still does not have... never used them though. It was just too unwieldy; underpowered; cumbersome and annoying.

What use then are kazillions of features that no one in their right mind would ever use????

Seriously: if you hate the iPhone you owe it to yourself and the people who have to endure your ignorance at least to try one out. Before you have done that - you have no grounds for comment.

[limnos]

Can't stand it when Lancelot comes pouncing around in the Apple/iPhone section and throws us his unnecessary 2 cents.....................

[Albereth]

Oh, look at that the N95 has infrared and blue tooth. Fancy that! :rolleyes:

It isn't that the N95 is a bad piece of technology - it's the type of person that it attracts.

[SlinkyMike]

It isn't that the N95 is a bad piece of technology - it's the type of person that it attracts.

Hectually... I'd argue that it is indeed a bad piece of tech.

Large; clunky and not good very looking tbh.
Moving parts: never good (if they can be avoided and on the N95 they can - what is the purpose of that sliding screen? The buttons it hides could just as easily be bunched up with the rest of them.)
Over convergence: it tries to be all things at once instead of capitalizing on its strengths... testimony to this is its utterly eye-gougingly hideous battery life. On that subject: DSP effects for ringtones ...really Nokia?
Really?
When simply switching that one idiotic feature off increases battery life by like 30%???:wtf:

[Captain Slog]

Hectually... I'd argue that it is indeed a bad piece of tech.

Large; clunky and not good very looking tbh.
Moving parts: never good (if they can be avoided and on the N95 they can - what is the purpose of that sliding screen? The buttons it hides could just as easily be bunched up with the rest of them.)
Over convergence: it tries to be all things at once instead of capitalizing on its strengths... testimony to this is its utterly eye-gougingly hideous battery life. On that subject: DSP effects for ringtones ...really Nokia?
Really?
When simply switching that one idiotic feature off increases battery life by like 30%???:wtf:

Don't forget that ****ing annoying Nokia Overture ringtone that no one seems to be able to change

[waynegohl]

i can do the same thing with my phone. it works through the bluetooth and i get a remote control on my phone screen which has desktop, media player and presenter on it.

is this a similiar thing?