[mreuring]

Hi guys,

I'm currently happily tinkering away at a WRT-based XBMC remote control for the new JSON-RPC controls of XBMC. Mostly I'm doing this because I would like to have a remote on my mobile that's easy to install and open as well as I really wanted to test building applications using html/css/javascript for the mobile platform.
I've picked the WRT specification from Nokia because I own a Nokia device, but in an earlier test I've been able to easily repackage the widget in a W3C compliant container (just in case they finally get that to run on Android). Throughout my development cycle I've been testing the app in Safari (on the mac) so that's compatible as well, while FireFox is muttering about the connection (prolly cross-domain issues, since it didn't have my focus I didn't test).

Since the JSON-RPC connection works completely different from the previous http-protocol, this type of remote reacts quite differently. Currently it's built to emulate the basic functions: play/pauze, stop, fastforward, rewind, volup/down and mute. It does the basic stuff with big buttons so as to allow a touch-phone interfacing without looking at the screen... It also only works when something is actually playing, this is my first proof of concept

Up and coming would be creating an interface to walk through the movie/series/music playlists and selecting something to play... That should create a mobile remote with the essential functions built in.

Now my main quest, to get back to the title. Is there anybody here actually interested in such an application? Ifso, I'll start with throwing the source onto GoogleCode, GitHub, or something similar and will actually considder some sort of release-schedule. Ofnot, I'll happily tinker along and the app will disappear to a dusty corner of my website.

Here's some screenshots on Flickr (dunno how to properly post images here...):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/windgazer/5029476245/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/windgazer/5029475883/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/windgazer/5030092384/

[Razor_109]

I would love to see a remote application for XBMC which i could run on my Nokia N97 which would have the same capability's of the current remote applications written for Andriod and Iphone.

I guess there a lots of people using a Nokia instead of Iphone/Android so a remote application for this would seem very welcome!

[mreuring]

I had a quick look and that phone looks a lot like my own xpressmusic 5800, so as long as it has a recent Symbian version it oughta do fine (must have WRT support).
I didn't have a look at what the Android/iPhone remotes can do, but can you tell me if this sounds like a good starting feature-list:
- Media-browser:
+ by type (movie/series/music)
+ subselection by playlist
+ Search (probably possible)
- Player-control:
+ Play/Pauze, Stop, Fastforward, Rewind
+ Volume Control (up/down, mute)
+ Album-art + title
+ Timer-bar (thinking of allowing drag-drop time-skipping on the timer-bar)

I cannot actually control the XBMC interface as it is on your TV/Desktop since the JSON-RPC protocol doesn't have any methods to send keypress information to XBMC... I also assume that you're connected by WiFi.