Seriously, is there anything preventing my laptop, which communicates with other computers through an IR port, from comminicating with my TV, stereo, etc? Why hasn't the computer industry made this mainstream already? Don't you think most people would want to be able to control most of their home electronics from their computer? Think about all the possibilities. A simple program could control your TV, CD player/stereo, have timers set up for them... so many possibilities, and with current voice recognition software, you could do it all without pushing a button, oh and of course... you would NEVER have to worry about losing your remote again (when was the last time you missplaced your computer???) But the question remains... can this be done and if so, why has it not been done already??
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Seriously, is there anything preventing my laptop, which communicates with other computers through an IR port, from comminicating with my TV, stereo, etc? Why hasn't the computer industry made this mainstream already? Don't you think most people would want to be able to control most of their home electronics from their computer? Think about all the possibilities. A simple program could control your TV, CD player/stereo, have timers set up for them ... so many possibilities, and with current voice recognition software, you could do it all without pushing a button, oh and of course ... you would NEVER have to worry about losing your remote again (when was the last time you missplaced your computer???) But the question remains ... can this be done and if so, why has it not been done already??