OT: Brainlink Bluetooth/IR controller

I just received an email from SurplusShed offering the Brainlink Bluetooth/IR controller for $20 + $6 shipping US (one week only),

http://www.surplusshed.com/pages/item/r3537.html

http://www.brainlinksystem.com/brainlink-hardware-description

It looks to be a fun device and I bought one. It should be easy to start talking to it with a SPP Bluetooth module. I saw a Forum reference to it here, but nothing further.

http://www.picaxeforum.co.uk/showthread.php?22876-How-do-you-know-when-your-IR-sensor-fried/page2

It was developed at CMU,
https://www.ri.cmu.edu/news_view.html?news_id=211&menu_id=239