Can you xfer data with the new iMac FrontRow remote IR port?

[Danksi]

Not sure whether this has been asked about before now.

I was sifting through some of my IT junk and spotted a USB IR data dongle, which I've used in the past as an IR data xfer port on a desktop...

... so it dawned on me. Does the IR on the new iMac act like a data port, as well as receiver for the FrontRow remote?

If so, that would prove useful for syncing mobile phones, that don't have Bluetooh. If not, definately a missed opportunity.

 

[Counterfit]

I think it's the camera that's the receptor, and it does not include any transmitter. IR is slow and unreliable anyway.

 

[Danksi]

I think it's the camera that's the receptor, and it does not include any transmitter. IR is slow and unreliable anyway.

According to the user-guide the IR receiver is hidden behind the Apple logo. Agreed IR is slow, but still useful for mobile phones and/or laptops without the neccessary data xfer cables.

If I ever need an IR port for data Xfer, hopefully the USB dongle will work on the Mac.