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glatt · 07-30-2013, 09:14 AM

The Roku has a headphone jack built into the remote, so audio has been done.

I wonder if there is a patent and a greedy inventor is looking for licensing fees nobody is willing to pay.

Edit: There are a ton of patents. The oldest is one where you clap your hands, and the remote chirps in response. That one is probably in the public domain by now since it issued in '85.

07-30-2013, 09:14 AM	#11
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	The Roku has a headphone jack built into the remote, so audio has been done. I wonder if there is a patent and a greedy inventor is looking for licensing fees nobody is willing to pay. Edit: There are a ton of patents. The oldest is one where you clap your hands, and the remote chirps in response. That one is probably in the public domain by now since it issued in '85. Last edited by glatt; 07-30-2013 at 09:25 AM.