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Smartphone as Universal Remote for ps3 and Theater

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i have the usual complaint: i need two remotes because the ps3 MUST USE BLUETOOTH!!! so i thought about what it would be like to eliminate ALL my remotes and find a smartphone that has both IR and bluetooth capabilities (not too hard to find, but it will be hard to find one with strong IR signal. if you know of one, lemme know), find programs that will run the smartphone as a universal remote and use it with this program to just use my smartphone with EVERYTHING!

if anybody has any other suggestions or how-tos, lemme know. this is probably the cheapest and best solution that i can think of to fix this problem... for the time being. i know logitech came out with a fancy dongle, but i don't want to have to plug ANYTHING ELSE into my ps3 which only has two USB ports anyway.

i figured this would be a good discussion topic, input is welcome
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okay, looking further into that, i realize there's still hardware involved.

WHY HASN'T ANYBODY COME OUT WITH A SMARTPHONE APP TO CONTROL THE PS3 VIA BLUETOOTH?! also, why can't i find something that will take my bluetooth signal and convert it to IR signal for the rest of my equipment?!?! if i could find ANY OF THAT, i would be happy.
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Originally Posted by Viper1987 View Post

okay, looking further into that, i realize there's still hardware involved.

WHY HASN'T ANYBODY COME OUT WITH A SMARTPHONE APP TO CONTROL THE PS3 VIA BLUETOOTH?! also, why can't i find something that will take my bluetooth signal and convert it to IR signal for the rest of my equipment?!?! if i could find ANY OF THAT, i would be happy.

what kind of smart phone are you using?

as you said MORE hardware IS involved, but your issue has been solved, assuming youre using a blackberry

You can connect your Blackberry to Unity4Life via bluetooth, and the unity box converts that to IR and communicates with your AV hardware.

Company Website: http://www.unify4life.com/
Crackberry Review: http://crackberry.com/review-unify4l...erry-av-remote

i dont know if there are any apps to control your PS3 via smartphone though
post #4 of 5
Unfortunately Bluetooth isn't the solution right now BUT that doesn't mean that you can't use your smartphone. Many smartphone's now have WiFi built-in and there are a few solutions. Check out Proximis NetRemote... http://www.promixis.com/netremote.php

Now, since you will be using WiFi to IR you will still need something to control the PS3 and there are a number of IR to BT converters available starting at around $100. Check out this article for an explanation of most of the available solutions http://www.remoteshoppe.com/index.php?itemid=803
post #5 of 5
Check out this thread for options on controlling your PS3.
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1016741
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