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Colin writes - "Linux Infrared Remote Control (LIRC) allows you to use inexpensive hardware to control your Linux PC with a TV remote control. Why would you want to control your PC with a TV remote control? A number of reasons are possible, the most obvious being MythTV, which I wrote about earlier for LJ.com. You might want to use LIRC for presentations, so you can step out into the audience and still change slides on your laptop. Or, LIRC can be used when you are keeping a machine out of the way somewhere but still want to control it." [via] - Link.
The Linux infrared remote control (LIRC) project
Posted by Phillip Torrone |
Apr 15, 2006 03:09 PM
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There is also a Windows version of Lirc, aptly called WinLirc. There are plugins for, amongst others, WinAmp. And if you write your software yourself, it's really easy to make your own WinLirc client!
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