(especially great for blind/low vision)
In the above picture, an iPad (not inluded) is controlling the Remote Controller/IR Blaster, via Bluetooth,
to send Infrared (IR) commands to your entertainment or X10/Insteon devices
(Click pics for larger images)
For many years I've wanted to
find a very simple, and affordable standalone ECU
(Environmental Control Unit, now called an EADL, Electronic
Aid for Daily Living) package. I wanted an all-in-one
product would allow control of all IR devices (TV, stereo,
cable/satellite, DVD, CD) and X-10 adapted appliances (read on).
Enter the iPhone and iPad (and iPod Touch)! They are the all-in-one 'computers' that I had been waiting for! And now there are Android devices, also 'all-in-one' computers. Combine one of these with the Beacon IR blaster, and you get my Remote Controller. (yes, laptops, tablet PC's have come and gone but there are bigger and more expensive)
And the Beacon is portable, operating from your mobile device via Bluetooth, by battery power (batteries last about a month); nothing to plug in! So you can bring it from room to room with you!
You download (free) the app (it's called "Dijit") to control, via Bluetooth, the Beacon to send the IR to your devices. Using a vast library of 'codes' from Dijit's library, you can usually find your specific device. Click here for the manufacturer's page, which gives more detail than I do here. I sell it for the same price, BUT you cannot get tech support *specific* to special needs from Griffin, which is a 'mainstream' company.
Dijit's remote controller on an iPhone and the Beacon IR Blaster
Remember, click pics for larger images!
One example of this extra support is for a blind (or person with low vision) that cannot see their guide for their cable or satellite TV. Using Apple's free & included talking technology, VoiceOver, a blind/low vision person can hear everything that is on their i-device by simply move their finger around on the touchscreen. It's quite impressive! Well, VoiceOver works with Digit's guide almost perfectly. And VoiceOver works with Beacon's on-screen device controller's buttons.
Enter the iPhone and iPad (and iPod Touch)! They are the all-in-one 'computers' that I had been waiting for! And now there are Android devices, also 'all-in-one' computers. Combine one of these with the Beacon IR blaster, and you get my Remote Controller. (yes, laptops, tablet PC's have come and gone but there are bigger and more expensive)
And the Beacon is portable, operating from your mobile device via Bluetooth, by battery power (batteries last about a month); nothing to plug in! So you can bring it from room to room with you!
Note:
You can not control the Beacon with your
computer! For that, click here for my
EADL Package.
You download (free) the app (it's called "Dijit") to control, via Bluetooth, the Beacon to send the IR to your devices. Using a vast library of 'codes' from Dijit's library, you can usually find your specific device. Click here for the manufacturer's page, which gives more detail than I do here. I sell it for the same price, BUT you cannot get tech support *specific* to special needs from Griffin, which is a 'mainstream' company.
Dijit's remote controller on an iPhone and the Beacon IR Blaster
Remember, click pics for larger images!
One example of this extra support is for a blind (or person with low vision) that cannot see their guide for their cable or satellite TV. Using Apple's free & included talking technology, VoiceOver, a blind/low vision person can hear everything that is on their i-device by simply move their finger around on the touchscreen. It's quite impressive! Well, VoiceOver works with Digit's guide almost perfectly. And VoiceOver works with Beacon's on-screen device controller's buttons.
Dijit on an iPhone (on
right), and iPod Touch (on left) showing DirectTV's
guide, operable by VoiceOver
