The ultimate Iliad Accessory - How serious am I?

The GreatGonzo · 10-18-2006, 07:10 PM

OK, so here's what I need and why...

I have taken to reading on the Iliad while eating.
This became very comfortable once I started propping up the Iliad on an easel or easel-like contraption (whatever's handy, Legos, stacks of books...) in order to achieve a nice viewing angle.

Here's the problem, though - to turn the page, I need to put down either the fork or the knife. Also, using the flipbar shifts the propped-up Iliad a little bit to the left, so after a couple of turns, I need to readjust the easel's position.

It seems what I need is some kind of remote control - either the old-fashioned kind where I push a button, or maybe something more sophisticated, like a foot pedal or The Clapper or those whistle-things for keychains ...

Who's gonna step in and make this little item for me?

tribble · 10-19-2006, 03:30 AM

Actually this would also be great for people without arms.
I bet you can make a foot flipbar, with several additional buttons, so you can handle the iLiad completely with your feet. Would just need a proper USB driver and a newly designed footwork thingy. Maybe there is even such a footmouse on the market, that can be used.

And i do think you're dead serious.

arivero · 10-19-2006, 06:49 AM

Had we a microphone, you could click the tongue, or even use a sort of Kalaharian speech code. Humming is a idea, too.

There are some cameras for compact flash and or SD card; you could use them to detact face gestures.

You could make a contraption to press the screen using a wacom pen... remember that the wacom does not need to touch the screen, just to be 1cm of the screen when it is pressed.

jæd · 10-19-2006, 07:27 AM

Why not suggest some kind of auto-page flip...?

yvanleterrible · 10-19-2006, 08:31 AM

Youy could write a timer app. that could turn pages, and configure it for specific time intervals.

scotty1024 · 10-19-2006, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The GreatGonzo

Who's gonna step in and make this little item for me?

Do you have the juice to supply an iLiad SDK?

readmore · 11-14-2007, 07:16 PM

Actually another great application of the foot switch would be for musicians.... it'd be an easy way to display digital music!

wallcraft · 11-14-2007, 07:49 PM

Everything is available via USB these days. For example, X-keys has a foot pedal, and other interesting programmable USB devices. These can all mimic a USB keyboard, and so should in principle work on the ILiad.

Barcey · 11-14-2007, 08:54 PM

I think maybe a camera to recognize where my eyes are looking. When I get to the last line it can turn the page for me. I'm really lazy.

DaleDe · 11-15-2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

Everything is available via USB these days. For example, X-keys has a foot pedal, and other interesting programmable USB devices. These can all mimic a USB keyboard, and so should in principle work on the ILiad.

Why not get a mouse and have some fun with the iLiad.

Dale

pshrynk · 05-04-2008, 11:42 AM

I just mentally command the page to turn... No wait, I have a Kindle. Some features not available outside the US... 8?)

lvyelion · 05-15-2008, 08:18 PM

LOL, go get a pair of chopsticks

Nergal · 06-14-2008, 01:33 PM

I cannot test it atm, but there is the usb-keyboard 'driver' - somewhere in the software-release-forum. And I think the left/right buttons or page up/down was what the flip-bar was mapped to.

So in the end you need a cheap-usb-keyboard (one you don't mind to trample upon) and a long usb-cable. The rest fine-motorical movement of your toes

.

And I think tribble said what makes this really a useful approach, if you have no hands or miss some motorical control or simply have jam or honey on your fingers, you would not want to touch your hallowed iLiad

.

Cheers, bon appetít!
Nergal

axel77 · 06-23-2008, 09:12 AM

This might be an ideal substitute for the "keyboard".

http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/no...s/175&cl=ch,de

The tongle of this device actually behaves like a keyboard, pressing "page up" and "page down", if you press the forward/backward buttons on the presenter

griffonwing · 09-23-2008, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nergal

I cannot test it atm, but there is the usb-keyboard 'driver' - somewhere in the software-release-forum. And I think the left/right buttons or page up/down was what the flip-bar was mapped to.

So in the end you need a cheap-usb-keyboard (one you don't mind to trample upon) and a long usb-cable. The rest fine-motorical movement of your toes

.

Nergal

Who said you need fine motor skills of the podiatric phalanges? Just find a program that will remap keyboard key-presses, and map every key on the left side as BACK, and every key on the right side as FORWARD. This works best with ergo-split keyboards.

Then, you just have to make sure you whack the correct side of the keyboard.

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10-18-2006, 07:10 PM	#1
The GreatGonzo Old Yeller Posts: 180 Karma: 67 Join Date: May 2006 Device: Iliad & Kindle - The Best of Both Worlds	The ultimate Iliad Accessory - How serious am I? OK, so here's what I need and why... I have taken to reading on the Iliad while eating. This became very comfortable once I started propping up the Iliad on an easel or easel-like contraption (whatever's handy, Legos, stacks of books...) in order to achieve a nice viewing angle. Here's the problem, though - to turn the page, I need to put down either the fork or the knife. Also, using the flipbar shifts the propped-up Iliad a little bit to the left, so after a couple of turns, I need to readjust the easel's position. It seems what I need is some kind of remote control - either the old-fashioned kind where I push a button, or maybe something more sophisticated, like a foot pedal or The Clapper or those whistle-things for keychains ... Who's gonna step in and make this little item for me? Last edited by The GreatGonzo; 10-18-2006 at 07:18 PM.

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10-19-2006, 03:30 AM	#2
tribble iLiad Maniac Posts: 1,382 Karma: 2369 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Germany Device: Bookeen Opus (i love that thing) and iPad (what an irony)	Actually this would also be great for people without arms. I bet you can make a foot flipbar, with several additional buttons, so you can handle the iLiad completely with your feet. Would just need a proper USB driver and a newly designed footwork thingy. Maybe there is even such a footmouse on the market, that can be used. And i do think you're dead serious.

10-19-2006, 06:49 AM	#3
arivero Guru Posts: 607 Karma: 2157 Join Date: Oct 2005 Device: NCR3125, Nokia 770,...	Had we a microphone, you could click the tongue, or even use a sort of Kalaharian speech code. Humming is a idea, too. There are some cameras for compact flash and or SD card; you could use them to detact face gestures. You could make a contraption to press the screen using a wacom pen... remember that the wacom does not need to touch the screen, just to be 1cm of the screen when it is pressed.

10-19-2006, 07:27 AM	#4
jæd Evangelist Posts: 458 Karma: 293 Join Date: May 2006	Why not suggest some kind of auto-page flip...?

10-19-2006, 08:31 AM	#5
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Youy could write a timer app. that could turn pages, and configure it for specific time intervals.

11-14-2007, 07:16 PM	#7
readmore Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: palm tungsten tx	Actually another great application of the foot switch would be for musicians.... it'd be an easy way to display digital music!

11-14-2007, 07:49 PM	#8
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	Everything is available via USB these days. For example, X-keys has a foot pedal, and other interesting programmable USB devices. These can all mimic a USB keyboard, and so should in principle work on the ILiad.

11-14-2007, 08:54 PM	#9
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	I think maybe a camera to recognize where my eyes are looking. When I get to the last line it can turn the page for me. I'm really lazy.

05-04-2008, 11:42 AM	#11
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	I just mentally command the page to turn... No wait, I have a Kindle. Some features not available outside the US... 8?)

05-15-2008, 08:18 PM	#12
lvyelion Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: G900,iLiad Gen2, Prs-505, UX1XN	LOL, go get a pair of chopsticks

06-14-2008, 01:33 PM	#13
Nergal eBuchReisender Posts: 41 Karma: 208 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Münster Device: Palm Tungsten-E, iLiad	I cannot test it atm, but there is the usb-keyboard 'driver' - somewhere in the software-release-forum. And I think the left/right buttons or page up/down was what the flip-bar was mapped to. So in the end you need a cheap-usb-keyboard (one you don't mind to trample upon) and a long usb-cable. The rest fine-motorical movement of your toes . And I think tribble said what makes this really a useful approach, if you have no hands or miss some motorical control or simply have jam or honey on your fingers, you would not want to touch your hallowed iLiad . Cheers, bon appetít! Nergal

06-23-2008, 09:12 AM	#14
axel77 Fanatic Posts: 584 Karma: 914 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: iliad	This might be an ideal substitute for the "keyboard". http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/no...s/175&cl=ch,de The tongle of this device actually behaves like a keyboard, pressing "page up" and "page down", if you press the forward/backward buttons on the presenter