Controlling IR Devices via iPad

[FrantzM]

Hi

No Red Eye is easy .. Plug it fire the app control the component.

The company that makes Red Eye , THinkFlood, however makes a variety of products from the simplistic (mini) to the sophisticated propeller head gizmo (pro)... The Red Eye mini comes with an application. you plug it to your iPad or iPhone , fire the app and that's it... You control your components ... There are other solutions but this simple one works .. If you need more, thinkflood is too happy to provide you with more sophisticated/involved products...
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[RBFC]

I wound up buying the RedEye and kind of like it.

That's the part that I (and many others) understood.

Lee

[FrantzM]

That's the part that I (and many others) understood.

Lee

[wgscott]

I know you meant to recommend it, but you just made it sound like it is only appropriate for programmers. There are universal remotes that are just that -- they are not user programmable and require a technician to set up and/or change. Is this one of those?

Tim

I confess I bought it as a toy for amusement, i.e., to see what could be done. No one else in my family will even use it, let alone try to program it. What I am doing is trying to push the envelope a little bit in terms of its capabilities -- their people said what I wanted to do could not be done, so I went ahead and did it.

I'm not a programmer, but I can do stuff like write shell scripts.

If you want to use it with just the standard generic remote control functionality and their own clunky interface, it is easy enough to do that.

But I agree, it is kind of a geek toy.

My family thinks my Harmony 650 is too complex, but they are resigned to using that.

The fundamental flaw with these iPod/iPad/iPhone remotes is that they are inconvenient. You have to open your iPod, launch the remote software, find what you want to do, and push a tiny button with no tactile feedback, and sometimes there is even a lag or other glitch.

iPods just don't make ideal physical remote controls.

[wgscott]

I've posted some more extensive observations on a computer audiophile blog.

[JonFo]

... BTW, anyone know of a good audio-quality IR or IP-activated 120V switch?

There many pro-audio and computer data center oriented IP and RS-232 controlled power distribution units out there.

A more 'audiophile' oriented scheme is the BlueBolt stuff from Panamax/Furman, such as this one:
http://www.panamax.com/Products/A-V-.../M4320-PRO.php

Or a more pro-audio item like this JuiceGoose:
http://www.juicegoose.com/product-ip-1520.html

Tons of other vendors and products, especially data-center oriented. Those things have good electrical performance and high-quality relays.

Still looking for one that offers a soft-start feature on the outlets, so I can use them with high-inrush amps.

[wgscott]

Thanks. Now I have to figure out what bank to rob.