An easy to use presentation remote for Windows.
October 19, 2008 6:25 PM Subscribe
Is there a good remote control to scan through images in a windows image slideshow?
I am thinking of a product along the lines of the remote that came with my macbook that works with Front Row.
My dad is giving a presentation in a couple weeks, and would like to be able to use a remote to navigate through the images in a windows slideshow viewed on a digital projector.
He is using Windows XP.
The best solution would be very easy to implement, cheap, and reliable.
I am thinking of a product along the lines of the remote that came with my macbook that works with Front Row.
My dad is giving a presentation in a couple weeks, and would like to be able to use a remote to navigate through the images in a windows slideshow viewed on a digital projector.
He is using Windows XP.
The best solution would be very easy to implement, cheap, and reliable.
Response by poster: No, I don't believe that the computer has bluetooth. It is a Compaq Presario 2100 laptop, and I didn't see bluetooth capability when I searched the specs.
posted by clearly at 7:01 PM on October 19, 2008
posted by clearly at 7:01 PM on October 19, 2008
Response by poster: I think something like this is what I am looking for. Does anyone have any experience setting this up and using it?
posted by clearly at 7:06 PM on October 19, 2008
posted by clearly at 7:06 PM on October 19, 2008
Best answer: Pretty much any wireless mouse will do; I've done presentations with a standard wireless Logitech mouse (comes with a USB receiver, range of about fifteen feet) held in my hand, clicking the mouse button for new slides.
If you're looking to go a little fancier, there are wireless presenters (like this one ) widely available. You'll find something like that in the forty-dollar price range at your local big-box electronics retailer or enormomegastore.
The remote you listed is more of a full-function media center remote; while it'll do for a presentation, it's pretty serious overkill.
posted by MrVisible at 8:50 AM on October 20, 2008
If you're looking to go a little fancier, there are wireless presenters (like this one ) widely available. You'll find something like that in the forty-dollar price range at your local big-box electronics retailer or enormomegastore.
The remote you listed is more of a full-function media center remote; while it'll do for a presentation, it's pretty serious overkill.
posted by MrVisible at 8:50 AM on October 20, 2008
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