On June 24, 2022 at 15:20, gwstudios said...
I think the battery life and sheer design simplicity is what will help it sell. I have one on the way as of today so I can upload and test in the real world. It's a niche product, but I don't see a lot of consumers buying this.
NEEO was consumer based, AVA is probably looking for RTI / Crestron dealers. Not even sure if AMX is still breathing, and I'm also not sure if the Savant app could run on this either.
I think the niche would have to be incredibly small. Limited to people willing to spend $1300 for a wand remote to control some music, lighting, maybe some thermostats, maybe some shades. I just can't see many people using a wand style remote dedicated for those purposes. As a TV remote, no buttons makes it a non starter. I have a few Neeos in my house and hated them until we cut the cord and started streaming. However, if the did not have the hard buttons for directional buttons, select, menu, back, and volume, I would have trashed them long ago. Hard buttons are a requirement for TV usage IMHO
