The Blab-off was a wired remote control created in 1952 that turned a TV's (television) sound on or off so that viewers could avoid hearing commercials.[28] In the 1980s Steve Wozniak of Apple started a company named CL 9. The purpose of this company was to create a remote control that could operate multiple electronic devices. The CORE unit (Controller Of Remote Equipment) was introduced in the fall of 1987. The advantage to this remote controller was that it could "learn" remote signals from different devices. It had the ability to perform specific or multiple functions at various times with its built-in clock. It was the first remote control that could be linked to a computer and loaded with updated software code as needed. The CORE unit never made a huge impact on the market. It was much too cumbersome for the average user to program, but it received rave reviews from those who could.[citation needed] These obstacles eventually led to the demise of CL 9, but two of its employees continued the business under the name Celadon. This was one of the first computer-controlled learning remote controls on the market.[29]
This Meant Little, However, Without Software That Could Interpret The Signals Coming From The Wiimot
Existing infrared remote controls can be used to control PC applications.[42] Any application that supports shortcut keys can be controlled via infrared remote controls from other home devices (TV, VCR, AC).[43] This is widely used[citation needed] with multimedia applications for PC based home theater systems. For this to work, one needs a device that decodes IR remote control data signals and a PC application that communicates to this device connected to PC. A connection can be made via serial port, USB port or motherboard IrDA connector. Such devices are commercially available but can be homemade using low-cost microcontrollers.[citation needed] LIRC (Linux IR Remote control) and WinLIRC (for Windows) are software packages developed for the purpose of controlling PC using TV remote and can be also used for homebrew remote with lesser modification.
The study took place in a room of the university, in which a research setup was built for this study (see Figure 1). The setup included two rowing ergometers (Concept 2, Model E, Inc., Morrisville, VT), a table with a monitor in front of the ergometers, a table with two computers behind the ergometers, Nintendo Wii remotes above the ergometers, and force sensors (MEAS, France) attached between the handles and the chains of the ergometers. On both ergometers we set the drag factor at 120 with PM4 performance monitors. This drag factor value corresponds to the resistance set by rowers for their workouts. While one of the computers behind the ergometers served to register the data from the Wii remotes and force sensors (see measures section), the other computer served to create the positive and negative momentum scenarios with race simulation software. This software enabled to program races involving (moving) avatars of two rowing boats that could be displayed on the screen in front of the ergometers. Furthermore, the software allowed entering items (i.e., questions the participants had to answer) at fixed intervals during the race. 2ff7e9595c
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