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Originally Posted by jospalau
I made it work with a Python demon in my computer which listened for Bluetooth events from my Bose headset and sent http requests to the Kobo web server, but to be honest it was a hassle. I prefer this solution using the phone since I set the phone as hotspot and use it. Simple stuff. Just tap the screen to switch pages.
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That's cool! It actually hadn't occured to me that you could use your phone as a hotspot to use it away from home. I'd thought about doing something similar with a Python daemon but like you found using a phone to be simplest.
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Originally Posted by CyberPaul
Hardware implementation is even easier: one small device doing all the job (including hot spot) and, most importantly, two physical buttons! I will try to build it.
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I'll be interested to hear how you go! I think the examples I linked require an existing Wi-Fi network rather than acting as an access point, so you'd have to modify the code if you wanted it to act as a hotspot. I found a similar project for a Kindle that has code (under step 8) for running an ESP8266 as an access point:
https://www.instructables.com/Kindle...te-Footswitch/
FWIW when using the phone as a page turner I find it works quite well to have the phone resting horizontally in your lap or to the side. Since it's just two big buttons on the screen it's fairly easy to tap the right area without ever having to look at the screen. Not as nice as the tactile sensation of a physical button but I imagine it would work well enough for most people's needs.