is there nothing the ipad won't do?

there is a coffee house near where I live that uses one as a cash register - it has an attachment so you can swipe your card through.
Now this:
http://www.mackie.com/products/dl1608/



and it's wireless! - the days of Star Trek are here folks. You can walk around - maybe in a theater and mix the best sound for a production!

if I had wireless sound and wireless lights in my studio I could have this on a sidebar on my tripod and do the work of three men.

Interconnectivity begs the question can we make our Tardises work by remote control? What sort of setup could we use that would work with an iPad or a smartphone?

I remember reading that Scarfwearer has some wireless units in his console room - Maybe to operate the door or the scanner ..

for those of us who would like to make films it would be cool to make our props come to life on cue

(Romana uses an iPad to try and get the Tardis Working)

looking in to this question or remote control -found this - this thing is creepy
Rover App-Controlled Spy Tank with Night Vision
http://www.brookstone.com/rover-remote-control-spy-tank-for-ipad

this other thing is much cooler : Silverlit Interactive Bluetooth Remote Control Enzo Ferrari Car
http://store.apple.com/us/product/H7537LL/A

also nice : Parrot AR.Drone Quadricopter Controlled by iPod touch, iPhone, iPad, and Android Devices (Orange/Blue)
http://www.amazon.com/Parrot-AR-Drone-Quadricopter-Controlled-Android/dp/B003ZVSHB0

this is getting a little colser to what we need: iPanel will turn your iPad into a very expensive remote control unit
http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/19/ipanel-ipad-remote-control/

still not quite what we want......

This is closer - a home automation device that works with iPad. TrueImage home automation and intelligent lightingTrueImage™
http://www.savantsystems.com/trueimage.aspx

SmartLinc - INSTEON Central Controller
http://www.smarthome.com/2412N/SmartLinc-INSTEON-Central-Controller/p.aspx

wow so i went from remote control to automation to smarthome as keywords on google.

does anybody have experience with installing these kind of remotes?




*update: http://www.onofftech.com/

HAHAHA that Romana picture with caption got a good laugh out of me.

I have a friend who uses a small smartphone (not apple) to control his media systems in his home. All done with Linux