{"id":4540,"date":"2013-06-09T06:46:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-09T06:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=4540"},"modified":"2013-06-09T06:46:39","modified_gmt":"2013-06-09T06:46:39","slug":"open-source-universal-remote-with-a-raspberrypi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4540","title":{"rendered":"Open Source Universal Remote with a #RaspberryPi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/alexba.in\/blog\/2013\/06\/08\/open-source-universal-remote-parts-and-pictures\/?utm_source=feedly&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+alexbain+%28alexba.in%29\"><img src='\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/thumb_protoboard_v1_installed1.jpg' alt='Open Source Universal Remote - Parts &amp; Pictures - alexba.in' \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alex Bain has been working on creating a universal remote control using a Raspberry Pi. 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