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krackerstoday at 2:06 AM3 repliesview on HN

>that is already used in our industry-changing Roku remote controls.

Why does a remote control require a RTOS?


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topspintoday at 2:58 AM

Roku remotes are sophisticated devices. There are many models, so features vary, but among the possible features are 3.5mm audio output, Bluetooth audio, voice command input, Wi-Fi, infrared, battery charger and other things. Clearly a substantial MCU is present and thus, an RTOS.

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SpecialistKtoday at 2:23 AM

Voice command handling, I would suspect.

_ZeD_today at 6:09 AM

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