Digital Home Thoughts: Turn Your iPod Into A Universal Infrared Remote

This is one of the craziest, if clever, hacks I've seen in a long time. Those of you who are familiar with Phillip Torrone are no doubt also aware of his delightful ingenious nature. Now he applies his talent for technology tinkering to the iPod Mini. Basically, with a few hardware and software hacks, he has managed to turn a Mini into a universal remote. An interesting use for a portable audio player.

Read his "how to" guide to learn how he managed to pull this off.