@jolouis: I agree with you that anyone thinking about IR blasters actually connected to the tablet are missing the big picture. Or they want to control sh*t that's not theirs. Let's face it, some day one-way IR will be a thing of the past. But maybe not in your lifetime. So just accept that one-way IR is gonna be here for a while; as is one-way X10. With that said and if you haven't already, please read the irreco thread and this post and you'll see how some of us already use our n8x0's. The first steps have been taken.