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Wednesday January 6, 2010
The second product announced today that promises to turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a full-featured universal remote control is the Rē from NewKinetix. The Rē supports macros, learning, a preprogrammed code database, and nearly unlimited devices. Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 1/06 at 11:54 PM
It would appear that the iPhone and iPod Touch universal remote market is starting to heat up. The first announcement comes from L5 Technology, who has developed a small add-on piece of hardware and an App compatible with all iPhone and iPod Touch models, which turns the devices into a full featured universal remote control. Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 1/06 at 11:32 PM
Tuesday January 5, 2010
The first official remote control-related press release from CES 2010 comes from Amulet Devices, an Irish company that you might remember from last year's CES coverage when the company announced their first product, a voice-enabled remote that allowed users to talk to their computers. This year the company has come up with a new version, dubbed the Windows 7 Amulet Voice Remote, with an all-new design. Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 1/05 at 5:57 AM
Wednesday December 16, 2009
Philips has just released a major update for their Pronto family of remote controls. The major changes include a resesigned user interface, iPhone-style gestures, UPnP/DLNA support, rotary wheel enhancements, UDP communications and much more. Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 12/16 at 2:47 PM
Thursday December 3, 2009
Over the past few years, the specialty remote control market has had a number of notable attempts to come up with the perfect “simple” remote. Entrepreneur Dan Pitkow discovered unexpected interest in the remote he had designed for his father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease, and founded Flipper LLC to market his creation. Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 12/03 at 7:56 AM
Wednesday November 4, 2009
URC has just released a major update for their Complete Control Program, starring a brand new web browser for the WiFi-enabled MX-6000, along with nearly 450 new 2-way modules and 300 new RS-232 modules to work with. A worthwhile update indeed! Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 11/04 at 7:22 PM
Friday September 4, 2009
Following the recent announcement and availability of the Harmony 900, Logitech has yet another new model up their sleeves: it’s the $149.95 Harmony 700, and it expands the One/900 series into the lower end of the pricing scale. Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 9/04 at 10:12 AM
Tuesday August 11, 2009
Logitech has just announced the latest addition to their remote control family, the $400 Harmony 900, which is essentially a Harmony One with added RF capabilities. Logitech has also completely redesigned their RF system, which now uses “mini blasters”. Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 8/11 at 4:00 AM
Friday July 24, 2009
Philips has just released a full suite of upgrades to their lineup of Pronto Professional color control panels. The star of the show is a major enhancement to all WiFi models with the addition of WPA2 encryption – previously limited to ordinary WEP. Other enhancements include several interface improvements to PEP2, new ProntoScript libaries, a ProntoScript debugger, and more. Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 7/24 at 6:38 PM
Thursday July 23, 2009
In advance of the upcoming CEDIA Expo 2009, RTI has released a list of new products that will be shown, along with expected availability dates and prices. Read more...
Posted by Daniel Tonks on 7/23 at 7:10 PM
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