Apple TV IR Hacks

LiquidIce_ATV · 04-12-2007, 10:41 AM

Hackers have begun to exploit the IR port of the Apple TV. Currently they have created a keyboard driver that emulates the IR sent from the remote so you can navigate through the ATV menu with a keyboard.

Other hackers have been coding applications and utilities to control the ATV GUI from the command line, which will eventually lead to other forms of external control, such as a built in web server.

Read more about Apple TV IR Emulation on hackint0sh forums
http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/show...p?t=662&page=4

ccweylk · 04-12-2007, 01:03 PM

That will be awesome to control your Apple TV through your PC.

04-12-2007, 10:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
LiquidIce_ATV Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 26	Apple TV IR Hacks Hackers have begun to exploit the IR port of the Apple TV. Currently they have created a keyboard driver that emulates the IR sent from the remote so you can navigate through the ATV menu with a keyboard. Other hackers have been coding applications and utilities to control the ATV GUI from the command line, which will eventually lead to other forms of external control, such as a built in web server. Read more about Apple TV IR Emulation on hackint0sh forums http://www.hackint0sh.org/forum/show...p?t=662&page=4 __________________ -LiquidIce LiquidIce's Apple TV Hacks http://appletvhacks.blogspot.com

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04-12-2007, 01:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
ccweylk Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4	That will be awesome to control your Apple TV through your PC.