ThinkFlood has just killed the first RedEye product which went on sale in December for $US188, with the massively superseding RedEye Mini. It costs only $US49 and plugs into the iPhone’s 3.5mm jack instead of via a clunky plastic dock.
It’s by no means the first universal remote control peripheral for the iPhone, with L5 plugging into the dock connector, and Fastmac and Power A providing the IR transmitter in a case.
The RedEye Mini connects to the jack, and after entering a unique code into your iPhone or iPod it then loads the app, which provides the interface for controlling your TV, stereo or other home devices. Changing TV channels can be achieved by flicking the iPhone around like it’s a wiimote, and dragging two fingers down the screen turns the volume down. [ThinkFlood via Engadget]
matt
March 3, 2010 at 10:51 AM
holy crap! excuse me for a sec while I head down to dick smiths and buy some parts to go into competition with this!
I think I’d price mine around the $2 mark…
you’re pretty much paying $50 for the app. I would be surprised if there is more than like 2 electrical components in this, including the emitter itself.
It is a cool way of doing IR transmission.
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March 3, 2010 at 5:34 PM
I thought about doing exactally this not too long ago LOL… I have too many good ideas I should patent… But generally I’m beaten to the mark
Report PermalinkEncourager
March 3, 2010 at 11:22 PM
Hi MAttL
Keep those ideas coming, we need them.
Report PermalinkBK Smail
October 22, 2010 at 12:22 AM
I think they killed the RedEye mini as well. First a recall and now they pulled the App. It’s really hard to use anyway, so no great loss.
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