I regret not backing the kickstarter for this device, considering how well received it’s been. I had planned to and pulled out at the last minute
I have one and I like toying around with it. Having a lil poke here and there.
This makes waiting for mine to arrive even harder. Can’t wait!
I like this device despite not having a use for it. It’s an interesting combination of tools and can see potential with penetration testing and the like. I’m curious what other people’s take is, especially if they’ve been hands on with it.
I bought one not really knowing what I’d use it for.
- So far the bluetooth keyboard has been the most useful.
- I have a Co2 sensor on the GPIO for monitoring air quality.
- Been using it to try and locate IR codes for a sound bar I lost the remote to.
- I used it for remote shutter release on my DLSR.
Device seems well built and there’s a huge community with lots of development so always something else to use it for.
It’s been nice to copy hotel keys when I’m traveling. It really goes to show how easy it is.
But most of the time I just use it to emulate amiibos.
I also have a terrible remote for a ceiling fan. It eats through those super short batteries that are in garage door openers even if it’s never used. I recorded those sub ghz and just use the flipper now.
How do you emulate devices? Point the remote at the flipper and it reads the signal? Do you set up a ‘fan remote’ module and program every button one by one?
If so, that actually sounds awesome. I don’t have a tech heavy house, but sitting down for a movie requires 3 remotes (TV, sound bar, light dimmer). Being able to quickly do all 3 on one device would be great. Maybe not worth $170 alone, but I bet I could find many more uses.
Get a universal remote for your home theater. Flipper isn’t really that usable and not enough buttons for that task. It can, but you’ll be much happier with a Logitech Harmony.
