A total of 24 reviews of this product on Reddit.
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powerpoint presentations that fit in your pocket without having to convert to another format. That, coupled with a $20 mini keyboard/trackpad for $25 and you’ve got everything you need in your pocket.
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I have a harmony with HP/Dell IR receivers.
I also use the Rii which as many names on Amazon.
And lastly, my iPhone
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I have a harmony with HP/Dell IR receivers.
I also use the Rii which as many names on Amazon.
And lastly, my iPhone
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Small enough to be portable, has a mousepad, and the function buttons I need. If you can use a cell phone, you can use this.
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It’s actually a Favi which is just a cheaper knock off for half the cost. It works amazingly well though, never have to get out of bed to change netflix episodes and nice for doing presentations or just messing with a friend, has a laser pointer which keeps my cat entertained.
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If you want to be even more portable, go with a keyboard touchpad combo — even smaller.
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also, I wouldn’t mind making my own console using the Intel compute stick (this model: https://ark.intel.com/products/91065/Intel-Compute-Stick-STK1AW32SC), this keyboard (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rii-Wireless-Keyboard-TouchPad-Android/dp/B003UE52ME) and a monitor like this (https://www.amazon.com/GeeekPi-1280×800-Display-Driver-Raspberry/dp/B01N2GJRWQ)
although this would probably set me back ~$200 and the specs on the compute stick aren’t the best
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Buying a wireless mini keyboard/mouse combo might be a better idea.I use this
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Stability to be honest and it ran extremely hot too. I based it on this guy’s build. I felt like with the i3 system I would still run into freezing issuing (with the frontend, not the roms). Every time I took it to a friend’s I would have to bring a wireless keyboard just in case something locked up. When I’m done with this build I plan on putting a mini keyboard on the inside for whenever something like that happens. I don’t think it will be an issue any way, I’ve run into zero major problems since I’ve started working on it.
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I actually just use Windows 7 desktop with increased font size for the main interface (I have yet to find a perfect UI to run netflix, pandora, youtube, and blu-ray intuitively enough for guests to understand it).
As for controllers, I have VNC set up on all my other computers to remote into the machine, Unified Remote app for Android, I have a wireless keyboard/mouse combo as an option for those that want fullsize controls, but most of the time use this as the remote control: Favi Mini-wireless keyboard/touchpad
Edit: I don’t actually have cable, so I don’t need anything to use as a tv controller. This setup has made my Chromecast collect dust.
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I bought this, works like a charm.
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I have this one: http://www.amazon.com/FAVI-Entertainment-Wireless-Keyboard-TouchPad/dp/B003UE52ME/ref=pd_vtp_e_2
Works well, has a backlight.
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I like the FAVI
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> When I realized there wasn’t an easy way to do this
Ummm, wha…?
http://www.amazon.com/Wireless-Keyboard-Built-TouchPad-Pointer/dp/B003UE52ME
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I don’t want it to be super small though so nothing like this
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Get a Favi Keyboard for basic functions. I have one and its great!
http://www.amazon.com/FAVI-Entertainment-FE01-BL-Keyboard-Black/dp/B003UE52ME
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Depending on what parts you use, yes, making the pi portable is cheaper. There are a variety of compatable touch screens, though I can’t suggest any. So, if you want a phone-type device, a RasPi is a great option, allowing you to make it for less than $100, but you would need to find an OS. As far as mini-laptops go, it can be a bit more expensive, as it requires a keyboard and mouse, but still can be made for under or around $100, depending on what screen you use (I would recommend adafruit’s 2 inch LCD panel and driver, around $40). Also, this keyboard at about $20. a battery should be around $20, so, if you add all that up, you get a somewhat powerful (compared to apple systems 7.3, and also compared to a G3 iBook), open-source computer for a nice price.
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Intel NUC with 64GB SSD and 16GB RAM mounted to the back of the VESA hole of my TV, running XBMC by default, this ubuntu machine also couples as my steambox.
I run a FreeNAS 4TB ( ZFS ) array on the backend, I have a dedicated sabnzbd, sickbeard, couchpotato, subsonic server hosted on an i7 mac mini running Linux + KVM hypervisor. Each host has their respective mounts on the NAS mounted locally VIA NFS, everything is thrown in a ‘download’ directory before its picked up by post-processing scripts in order to organize the library and I only keep 1 copy.
Oh, and this Keyboard // Mouse Combo ROCKS
The coolest thing about my setups is the Reverse Proxy in my DMZ, I’m able to serve up my Sickbeard, CouchPotato, Subsonic and Sab web interfaces to the internet so I can access them anywhere with a pretty tight level of security.
Does anyone else use CouchPotato’s IMDB automatic RSS scanning // download feature? That’s cool too.
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THIS looks pretty good. try it and report back.
