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Comment by quadramaDEV

I've been down this rabbit hole. Here's what actually works:

For navigation:

Kensington Expert Wireless Trackball – big enough to use without precision, scroll ring around the ball, sits anywhere

8BitDo Micro – programmable Bluetooth gamepad, works as presentation clicker + arrow keys, very hackable

Xbox Adaptive Controller – overkill but lets you plug in literally any button

For voice:

Wispr Flow (you're already using) – good

Talon Voice – free, hackable, lets you control everything with voice + eye tracking if you add Tobii

Windows Speech Recognition / macOS Dictation – basic but built-in

The streaming remote hack: Yes, you can. Most use standard Bluetooth HID profiles. Pair them, then use something like JoyToKey (Windows) or Karabiner (macOS) to remap buttons to keyboard shortcuts.

My current lazy setup:

Recliner + lap desk

8BitDo Micro in left hand (next/prev/play/voice toggle)

Trackball in right hand

Voice for text input

Feels slightly less caveman. Slightly.

parent quadramaDEV 7 months ago

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