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I'm now actively using it to control (part of) our home theatre system. It certainly does work, even the twirling gesture that was tricky to pick up. Some comments:

* this really is very cool, I'm not getting tired of it.

* you want to think about your neutral hand position when you pick it up because some gestures don't work well from some positions

* the stabbing gesture is harder, not that it's hard to do but that it's hard to cleanly do it from some hand positions (and it's easy to accidentally do the withdrawal gesture from it)

* double-taps can be hard to execute quickly (I've got the Mute command on one and the phone rang...)

* the IR emitter seems to have a pretty tight cone of effect compared to other programmable remotes; for some commands to some devices I have to point it right at the device

* using it reinforces my desire to have an "activation/deactivation" command, i.e. a safety, in the next revision

* yes, you can get a pair of commands in, but it takes repeated tries

* I would like to be able to do longer code sequences, but you knew that

* it's actually quite convenient as an additional remote for me because unlike the bigger universal it doesn't have to sit on a charger, please don't change this (though I do wonder how quickly I'm going to kill the batteries)

* thanks again for making this, it's really a class act in so many ways!

Hi,
When you say it is possible to programme a series of commands but that it takes repeated tries - how did you programme the series? Simply pressing on remote control button after the other?

Yes, but it is really tricky. Just press the remote buttons in fast succession. If you're lucky (or after several tries) the wand accepts this sequence of signals as a single signal.

You should try with two buttons first, if you get this working you can try to add a third.

I also think it depends on the remote, how it separates its IR signals.

HTH

Michael

I've got to try this with my TV and cable box.
The standard cable box remote has a button for "power all" but it didn't work, it only does the TV, not the cable box as well.
I'll try pressing the individual buttons next time.
It would be handy, because with modern cable box controls, you use up 13 gestures all too quickly.
As it is, I don't have any left over for the DVD or VCR.
I love this thing but can't wait for version 2. (Not to mention I'll have more commands at my fingertips merely by way of having two wands )