[mythtv-users] Remotux Released!

Chase Douglas chasedouglas.lists at gmail.com
Wed Jan 6 16:16:41 UTC 2010


Hello everyone,

I'm pleased to announce that Remotux is now up on the App Store and
can be used to control Linux and OS X (10.6) computers! Simply install
Remotux on any iPhone or iPod Touch and then install the Remote Input
server by following the instructions at:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RemoteInput/rinputd

Also, the protocol for the Remote Input server is open (as is the
software, of course) so I encourage anyone wishing to build a client
for Android or Maemo (or anything else) to do so! Protocol information
can be found at:

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/RemoteInput/RemoteInputProtocol

Thanks for your support!
Chase Douglas

PS: I've left my original message about Remotux below for anyone who
is not familiar with it.

On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Chase Douglas
<chasedouglas.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> Last year I developed MyMote, an iPhone/iPod Touch remote for MythTV.
> I've been working on a new app, and I would like to get a few people
> to test it out. I'm bringing this up here on mythtv-users because I
> believe there are many people on this list who could benefit from it.
>
> I recently unsubscribed from cable TV, and I'm just watching local
> channels and content on Hulu.com. However, there's no great interface
> for using Hulu, especially on the Linux platform. As a work around,
> I've developed a server, rinputd, and an iPhone app, Remotux, that
> will transform the iPhone into a remote keyboard and mouse. When you
> connect to a Linux remote input server the app initially displays a
> blank screen. In this state you can think of it as a remote touch pad,
> like what you use on a laptop. When you tap the screen with four
> fingers a keyboard appears. Anything you type here will be sent to the
> server as keyboard events. It's just like having a mouse and keyboard
> for all of your computers in your pocket!
>
> Features:
> * SSL security and username/password authentication
> * Single touch mouse clicks and cursor movements
> * Double touch scrolling (both axes) and secondary mouse clicks
> * Triple tap acts as a third mouse button
> * Full ASCII keyboard, 12 function keys, media keys, and control keys
> (shift, ctrl, alt, meta)
>
> If this app interests you, please consider being a beta tester. I am
> looking for a few individuals who:
>
> 1. Run Ubuntu Jaunty Jackalope (9.4) and are able to install packages
> from a Launchpad.net ppa without needing extra help
> 2. Have an iPhone or an iPod touch, any generation, and can send me
> the device's UDID for ad hoc provisioning
>
> I am only interested in a few testers at this point. Please send any
> request to test to chasedouglas at gmail.com. After I receive enough
> testers I will respond to this thread letting everyone know.
>
> Thanks again!
> Chase Douglas
>


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