The hardware designs/links on that website aren't really specific to linux, they just convert IR signals into readable serial codes. The software portion is a library/daemon for linux (but should be portable) that can interpret those codes into into an actual function because it contains a database of common remote control models and their button codes (and you can add your own). Also, since you need USB, did you see the link on the side to the usb-ir-boy project http://usbirboy.sourceforge.net/ It contains the schematics and a BOM to build the hardware (quite cheap) and a linux kernel module that works with lircd and apparently it works with the xbox. I understand if you still want to get a real sbc though, just order a dozen+1 and send one my way ;)
~Scott
That is good information as well. I think I am going to try it out and see how it works out.
I did some more searching and got some bad news. If you create a production model, the cost of being USB registered is rather prohibitive. It would still be cheaper to use something like an sbc. Well them's the breaks.
At some point, I would still like to get a real sbc. I can think of so many things that you can do with it. For the mean time, my vision and my talents are not very aligned. I just finished talking to a couple of people that are interest in different sbc's -- maybe something will still happen in the near future.
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