{"id":20613,"date":"2020-10-20T17:29:30","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20613"},"modified":"2020-10-20T17:29:30","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T16:29:30","slug":"programmable-bluetooth-remote-for-the-raspberry-pi-comes-to-kickstarter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=20613","title":{"rendered":"Programmable Bluetooth remote for the Raspberry Pi comes to Kickstarter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=20616\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20616\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20616\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23cdfcd432da00ea7289aefa88541b31_original.jpg?resize=560%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23cdfcd432da00ea7289aefa88541b31_original.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23cdfcd432da00ea7289aefa88541b31_original.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23cdfcd432da00ea7289aefa88541b31_original.jpg?resize=560%2C346&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23cdfcd432da00ea7289aefa88541b31_original.jpg?resize=260%2C161&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23cdfcd432da00ea7289aefa88541b31_original.jpg?resize=160%2C99&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A company called Remodo based in Honk Kong have developed a flexible remote control that works over Bluetooth and IR\/HID to control functions on your Raspberry Pi and has created <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/remodo\/remodo-x-finally-a-designer-remote-for-raspberry-pi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Kickstarter campaign to fund it<\/a>. Designed for home automation, smart living and home entertainment, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/remodo\/remodo-x-finally-a-designer-remote-for-raspberry-pi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Remodo X<\/a> is pretty stylish and comes with an app for your mobile to configure the functions. A GitHub library to support various home automation projects has already been started and will be available soon. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/remodo\/remodo-x-finally-a-designer-remote-for-raspberry-pi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Remodo X is on Kickstarter<\/a> for around \u00a330 in HK$.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=20614\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-20614\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20614\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/functionality.jpg?resize=560%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/functionality.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/functionality.jpg?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/functionality.jpg?resize=560%2C360&amp;ssl=1 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/functionality.jpg?resize=260%2C167&amp;ssl=1 260w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/functionality.jpg?resize=160%2C103&amp;ssl=1 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can see the campaign video below and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/remodo\/remodo-x-finally-a-designer-remote-for-raspberry-pi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">visit the Kickstarter campaign here<\/a>:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/remodo\/remodo-x-finally-a-designer-remote-for-raspberry-pi\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A company called Remodo based in Honk Kong have developed a flexible remote control that works over Bluetooth and IR\/HID to control functions on your Raspberry Pi and has created a Kickstarter campaign to fund it. 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