Microsoft's Mayhem Project turns your Windows Phone into a powerful remote control

With Mayhem, Windows Phone users can make a custom remote control for almost annihilation

Microsoft's Applied Sciences Group has a trivial project going on that allows you to connect your Windows Telephone to various services through a wide range of devices that includes your Windows Phone. The bones operation of the Mayhem project is creating and connecting a trigger reaction to a desired reaction.

For instance, with Commotion y'all can turn your Windows Phone into a remote control (using the Commotion Remote app) for your computer to command a PowerPoint presentation or to command the playback controls for a video. Mayhem enables you lot to connect everything to everything else from the comfort of your Windows Phone, computer, Kinect, or even an Xbox controller.

Commotion is open source, provided through the Outcurved Foundation, to permit developers and users to aggrandize its capabilities. There's even a competition to see what creative add together-ons tin exist developed for a chance to fly $3,000. You can find all the details on the Commotion Contest hither (submissions must be made past midnight PST on June 30th) at the Mayhem contest page.

The applications for Mayhem are countless and really opens up the potential of your Windows Phone. Yous can acquire more near Mayhem and download the Mayhem Windows application here at the Mayhem Website. The Commotion Remote for your Windows Phone can be snatched upwardly here at the Windows Phone Marketplace. It's all gratis and full of potential.

Source: Mayhem; Thank you, Eli, for the tip!

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