https://www.sparkdevices.com/ This is the thing I was referring to. $39; delivery in October. Gary On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 8:23 PM, Gary Crowell wro= te: > There's a wifi/arduino widget on kickstarter. Very inexpensive. > > Gary > On Jul 22, 2013 2:37 PM, "Dwayne Reid" wrote: > >> Good day to all. >> >> My buddy is looking for a small remote control unit that he can carry >> on his belt. He wants to control Winamp that is running on his >> Windows computer. Because he wants to use this device both inside >> his home as well as in the yard, he figures that a remote control >> that communicates via WiFi might work well for him. He has speakers >> at several locations inside his house as well as nice outdoor >> speakers that cover his yard nicely. All he needs now is some way to >> control Winamp (pause / restart playback, skip ahead to beginning of >> next song). He currently has good WiFi coverage in any of the areas >> that he would want to use the remote control. >> >> The remote itself can be either simple or complex. Simple would be >> only a couple buttons with no display. Complex can be anything with >> several (or lots of) buttons and with or without a display. >> >> Obviously, there would need to be some form of application running on >> his computer that would map the commands from the remote control into >> the software program of his choice (Winamp in this case). >> >> Is anyone aware of either something commercially available *or* a >> well-documented DIY-type project? >> >> I was looking at the remote control for a GoPro Hero 3 - this seems >> like a possibility but I would need to come up with something that >> runs on his computer so as to actually interpret and map the button >> presses to commands. >> >> Many thanks! >> >> dwayne >> >> -- >> Dwayne Reid >> Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA >> (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax >> www.trinity-electronics.com >> Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing >> >> -- >> http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >> View/change your membership options at >> http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist >> > --=20 ---------------------------------------------- Gary A. Crowell Sr., P.E., CID+ Linkedin Elance KE7FIZ --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .