[ale] Ultimate Cell Phone remote?

[Raylynn Knight]

If you're looking for a device without phone service I suggest you look at the iPod Touch.

Sent from my iPhone

On Apr 8, 2011, at 10:23 AM, Calvin Harrigan <charriglists at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Being the Luddite that I am about portable telephone technology I'm 
> turning to the ale community for what might seem like easy questions. 
> I'm looking for an ultimate remote control for my mythtv/boxee/hulu/xbmc 
> HTPC.  After seeing some of the newer phones with slide out 
> keyboards/touch screens etc. I thought these phone would be ideal for an 
> uber remote.  The question I had was:  Can these phones, IPhones, 
> BlackBerries, generally be used without having service.  As in dedicated 
> 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.
> 
> Thanks
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