Re:Show HN: Control websites like Pandora, SoundCloud, and V...
by goostavos on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @01:01PM
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Using a chrome extension was a brilliant idea, man! I don't recall the name of it, but there was another app that was along the same idea of using your phone as a remote. It was a neat idea, but you had to install and maintain a separate Java server on your computer to listen for the phone's commands. It made it far more pain that it was worth.
Do you have a write up on the tech behind it? Are you guys looking for help on adding additional sites? :)
Re:Show HN: Control websites like Pandora, SoundCloud, and V...
by tomatohs on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @01:12PM
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Thanks. I played with many of these apps and hated running those Java servers.
I'll be making a presentation about the technology behind the app at HackNY in NYC. If you can't make it to that, I'll post the video / notes on the blog.
I'm planning on open sourcing the extension so people can create their own remotes for any site out there.
Also, "you guys" is just me!
Re:Show HN: Control websites like Pandora, SoundCloud, and V...
by wmeredith on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @02:17PM
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I HIGHLY recommend making the Mote.io in your header clickable. I had to hunt around the page to figure out how to get to your actual app's web page. Super annoying.
Re:Show HN: Control websites like Pandora, SoundCloud, and V...
by jlebron2 on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @12:08PM
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Is it me or is the design really distracting? I'm using Firefox and I see a blue background with gray text and it's really hard to read. I suspect it might be because I'm using an older version of Firefox, but if this is it then you should look into it.
Re:Show HN: Control websites like Pandora, SoundCloud, and V...
by glennos on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @06:25PM
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When I saw this my mind went straight to 'can I use this as a raspberry pi audio only music player?'. Bought it already, but if you're interested in moving the whole ui into the app, I think you'll have a an even bigger swell of interest.
Re:Show HN: Control websites like Pandora, SoundCloud, and V...
by alxbrun on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @01:06PM
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Nice app! Have you considered adding a voice command mode, so that when I'm out of reach of my phone or too lazy to read/touch the phone screen, I can still remote-control websites?
Re:Show HN: Control websites like Pandora, SoundCloud, and V...
by gingerlime on Wednesday September 11, 2013 @03:23PM
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Can you use this to control things outside the browser? i.e. mpg123 command-line player etc? A standalone listener/API could be great for plugging this into, well... anything.
Do you have a write up on the tech behind it? Are you guys looking for help on adding additional sites? :)
Nice job!
EDIT: Your welcome email could use a better sender name. My spam filter caught it. Hello is a very good sender name.
"Mote.io, Pandora 'The rolling stones'" or "Mote.io, play Hype Machine popular page."
But, seriously, voice commands could be sweet and done through the chrome extension + mic.
Is there any easy way to develop our own remotes?
Nice idea!