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22.11.2010 16:33:19

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I have been looking for an application that would let me use my iPhone as a keyboard for my iPad. This way I could put the iPad in front of me, and have a wireless keyboard (the iPhone) to take class notes with. I realize that you could carry a bluetooth keyboard with you, but I always have my iPhone with me, so their would be nothing extra to carry.

I seems like Remote Buddy has the necessary components, but would need to compile for the iPad instead of the Mac. Just an idea I thought I would throw out there.

thanks in advance.

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware

Is hardware product XY supported or do you plan to support it? (FAQ015E0228)
A full list of supported hardware can be found on the Remote Buddy website at http://www.iospirit.com/remotebuddy/supportedremotecontrols/.
We're not able to provide you with information on hardware not listed there, as we don't have such info ourselves.
If you already own the hardware product in question, you can of course download the free 30 day and otherwise unlimited trial version of Remote Buddy from our website and test it with your hardware.
Please understand that we can't talk about future product versions and thus also not about which hardware could possibly be supported as well with future product versions.

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.

Hardware - Wii™ Remote

How can I activate the Bluetooth® receiver automatically on startup? (FAQ015E0163)
In order to automatically activate the Bluetooth® Receiver on startup, enter the settings, choose "Hardware", then click on "Bluetooth® Receiver". Finally activate the checkbox "Search for supported remotes on startup". Remote Buddy will then automatically look for remote control paired through the "Setup Wizard" on next startup.

Hardware - iPhone™ / iPod® touch / AJAX Remote

What are your plans regarding the iPhone™ SDK and a native application for iPhone™/iPod® Touch/iPad™? (FAQ015E0226)
Thanks for your interest in the future of Remote Buddy. Of course the iPhone™ SDK is also of interest to us.
Please understand, though, that we don't talk about future products or plans prior to to their close-to-complete-realization or release.
If you want to stay up to date on this topic, we recommend to follow us on Twitter or subscribe to our newsletter or RSS feed (find all links at the footer of the product page). News will be available here, first.
I try to use Remote Buddy's setup wizard to pair my iPhone™ via Blueooth® with my Mac®. Why doesn't this work? (FAQ015E0189)
The AJAX Remote of Remote Buddy, which you can view and use through your the browser on your iPhone™, works over TCP/IP and HTTP. The iPhone™ does only support these standards over WLAN and EDGE at this point, not via Bluetooth®. Please connect your iPhone™ to the same WLAN as your Mac®, then follow these instructions:

http://www.iospirit.com/products/remotebuddy/guides/ajaxremotesetup/

The Setup Wizard has been exclusively designed and developed for Bluetooth® remote controls, not mobile phones.

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