So! I was walking through the exhibitor hall this afternoon, and happened upon the Discovery Educator Network book, where Hall Davidson was doing a presentation for a bunch of educators, seated in front of him. I stepped up to listen to a bit of the presentation, and then noticed that one of the teachers was actually advancing the slide with, what looked like, an old iPod Shuffle. Then I realized that it was some sort of remote that she was operating, pointing it toward a black iPod, resting in its cradle, next to the projector. He was using the iPod to drive his presentation.
That’s just too cool for school!
I just discovered software for my Palm that turns it into a remote control for my TV. I great way to annoy my wife when she has the remote!.
http://www.novii.tv/
http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/16/how-to-put-powerpoint-on-your-ipod-photo/
David, there’s some how-to info on the Presentation Zen blog:
http://presentationzen.blogs.com/presentationzen/2006/03/just_in_case_ba_1.html
and also: http://presentationzen.blogs.com/presentationzen/2006/03/thoughts_on_bac.html
I’m not sure if you heard it when you were at the Discovery booth, but if it was the same megaVCR presentation he did here at FETC you can find the presentation materials here I do believe it does show how he converts the powerpoint to play on the iPod.