I think we all agree that we hate cables and given the choice would get rid of them...
Just last night I worked out how I could control my setup (portable or observatory) via wireless!
I've given it a lot of thought in the past, considered using a PocketPC with bluetooth, EeePC and all that. Nothing really appealed enough to actually do it.
My solution which I discovered last night: My new media player (Cowon Q5W) has built in WiFi, runs WindowsCE 5 and comes with Remote Desktop installed. Start up everything like usual on the PC/laptop, then connect to it using Remote Desktop! Sure the screen res is only 800x480 as that's the Q5's resolution, but it's awsome! The Q5 has a 5" touch screen, so I scan move about, zoom, etc in TheSky (via RD) then slew, take images, etc. Very nerdy
Battery life on the Q5 with WiFi active is about 2 hours.
At astro camps/star parties it means I could be across the field chatting to people and keep an eye on the imaging progress, log in now and then, not just assuming it's going OK.
I suppose you could do the same with any WiFi laptop but I only have one, and laptops are a lot more combersom, you can't just hold them in the palm of your hand.
Anyone have better ways of doing Wireless control of their rig?
Roger.