Hmmm The only problem I see is that you would need to have your player connected to your computer via serial for this to work. OK for some but for me it's too far away. How about an option to send the commands via http to an empeg running hijack. ala mlord's features page You can also get the current track info by reading from ./proc/empeg_notify

It should be just as simple if not easier. Although I can appreciate an app that does not require the use of other 3rd party add on kernels.