If you have an iPhone or an iPod Touch, Apple's free app Remote might work. Glad to hear that you're safe and relatively dry!
--ryan
Sent from my HTC EVO 4G on the Now Network from Sprint!
On Aug 28, 2011 2:27 PM, "vpetronio" <vpetronio@gmail.com> wrote:
> So I'm sitting here in Irene's wake in RI and I'm watching a video on my iPad2. I've got it in my neato Joby case...an ugly thing to be sure but incredibly useful.
>
> Now here's the thing. I've got my iPad sitting on a small table about 3 feet from my chair while I've got my laptop on my lap.
>
> If I want to pause the video... I have to get up and touch the screen to pause. Now if I wanted to be really lazy... :)... I'm thinking it would be great if I could use my iPhone or even a new version Apple Remote to pause the video.
>
> Now if I had my iPad hooked up to my HD TV via an HDMI cable... here too... I would love to have the iPad sitting next to the TV and connected via HDMI yet be able to pause etc, the video from the couch.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> 1. Using 'Video'native app on iPad2. This video was sync'd via iTunes.
> 2. Playing this video that I ripped from one of my own DVD's (actually it's a lecture on Ancient Rome).
> 3. I want to be able to pause the video from a distance.
>
> Thanks,
> Vince Petronio
> surviving Irene but having power cut in and out throughout the day...
>
>
>
> So I'm sitting here in Irene's wake in RI and I'm watching a video on my iPad2. I've got it in my neato Joby case...an ugly thing to be sure but incredibly useful.
>
> Now here's the thing. I've got my iPad sitting on a small table about 3 feet from my chair while I've got my laptop on my lap.
>
> If I want to pause the video... I have to get up and touch the screen to pause. Now if I wanted to be really lazy... :)... I'm thinking it would be great if I could use my iPhone or even a new version Apple Remote to pause the video.
>
> Now if I had my iPad hooked up to my HD TV via an HDMI cable... here too... I would love to have the iPad sitting next to the TV and connected via HDMI yet be able to pause etc, the video from the couch.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> 1. Using 'Video'native app on iPad2. This video was sync'd via iTunes.
> 2. Playing this video that I ripped from one of my own DVD's (actually it's a lecture on Ancient Rome).
> 3. I want to be able to pause the video from a distance.
>
> Thanks,
> Vince Petronio
> surviving Irene but having power cut in and out throughout the day...
>
>
>
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