Prototyping that device I want to build
IR Receiver Breakout: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8554
The easiest way to get IR signal in digital form to provide a sort of "learning" feature. Cheaper if not bought in breakout form.
Infrared LED - 950nm: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9349
950nm appears to be the correct frequency although the wikipedia consumer IR article says 930nm and 870nm are also in use for consumer IR.
ASync Labs Yellowjacket: http://asynclabs.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=24&category_id=11
It's an Arduino Mini, in effect, with an added 802.11b radio. Significantly cheaper than any other generic solution I could find. They also make a full-size version (Black Widow) and an 802.11b shield.
...and that's actually it. I'm looking at other wireless options that could be more versatile, such as the WiFly, but it seems quite a bit more expensive and irrelevant to the task at hand.
I'm skipping over the external modules I want to build since they should be pretty trivial.
I'd like to build everything around something like Mrmr (http://code.google.com/p/mrmr) but quite a bit depends on the hardware. Looking forward to playing with Mrmr at Notacon though...
The easiest way to get IR signal in digital form to provide a sort of "learning" feature. Cheaper if not bought in breakout form.
Infrared LED - 950nm: http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=9349
950nm appears to be the correct frequency although the wikipedia consumer IR article says 930nm and 870nm are also in use for consumer IR.
ASync Labs Yellowjacket: http://asynclabs.com/store?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=24&category_id=11
It's an Arduino Mini, in effect, with an added 802.11b radio. Significantly cheaper than any other generic solution I could find. They also make a full-size version (Black Widow) and an 802.11b shield.
...and that's actually it. I'm looking at other wireless options that could be more versatile, such as the WiFly, but it seems quite a bit more expensive and irrelevant to the task at hand.
I'm skipping over the external modules I want to build since they should be pretty trivial.
I'd like to build everything around something like Mrmr (http://code.google.com/p/mrmr) but quite a bit depends on the hardware. Looking forward to playing with Mrmr at Notacon though...