[ale] Ultimate Cell Phone remote?

[cluon at geeklabs.com (Mike Harrison)]

On Fri, 8 Apr 2011, Calvin Harrigan wrote:
> use as a remote control that communicates via wifi/bluetooth? Any ideas 
> along these lines?  Obviously I would have to develop an app for the 
> platform, just feeling the waters for now.

http://irreco.garage.maemo.org/

Works on my N900.

Really useful when you are somewhere and want to turn down/off or change 
channel on a TV set.

Range is usually "just enough" on most cell phones IR sending units.