iPhone connects to PC using http over WiFi.

PC emulates a Bluetooth keyboard and connects to PS3 over bluetooth.

Where's the goat?

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first off, the developer can't charge for it. and it is a good idea for an app, i'd even consider coughing up money for it if i used more front row and less iTunes, and i'm normally outspoken in favor of free software.

second off, picture this. you're on a wireless network that only locally connects you, no internet access. how is a web-app going to do any good?

third off, that requires involving an external site. that costs for hosting, which isn't necessary. that also means you'd need to make a username and password, and log on with both your mac and your iPod, when it would be much easier to just fire up the app, let the two find each other over your LAN, and watch the app in action. plus, running something in safari means you have the safari crap on your screen too. why?

real apps, as restrictive and hellish as the app store is, are actually useful at times.

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first off, the developer can't charge for it. and it is a good idea for an app, i'd even consider coughing up money for it if i used more front row and less iTunes, and i'm normally outspoken in favor of free software.

This sort of app is so trivial it should be free.

second off, picture this. you're on a wireless network that only locally connects you, no internet access. how is a web-app going to do any good?

You're going to be running your webserver on your local network. (Most Macs have apache installed already, no?) When referring to webapp, I'm just referring to using mobile safari and html for your presentation, and http and ajax for communication.

third off, that requires involving an external site. that costs for hosting, which isn't necessary. that also means you'd need to make a username and password, and log on with both your mac and your iPod, when it would be much easier to just fire up the app, let the two find each other over your LAN, and watch the app in action. plus, running something in safari means you have the safari crap on your screen too. why?

It requires no hosting, aside from a server instance on the machine you wish to control.

real apps, as restrictive and hellish as the app store is, are actually useful at times.

I never said they weren't. I'm just proffering that this application is not necessarily one of those instances. For the vast majority of iPhone applications, the entire purpose of it being released as an application is so that someone can separate you from your money. With a modicum of effort, it's possible to do a large number of these things without ever spending a penny.

I've got a webapps that I use to control my DVR/media players, etc. Took next to no time to gather the pieces together. Anyone interested? I'll show you how to do it. You want coverflow to display guide information? It's totally possible. Want to use your Wiimote/iPhone/browser to control presentations, or control your media player, I'll show you how. Need offline access to well presented information on your iPhone, I'll show you how to do it.

The only thing that's required it using your noggin' just a little bit.

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And yes, I did mean to type "site" as opposed to "sight".

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