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Gear4 UnityRemote: another iPhone universal remote option

, Dec 23rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Whether the world really needs another way to turn an iPhone 4 or other iOS device into a universal remote control is something for a different argument; Gear4 is just pleased to get its UnityRemote out of the door. The $99 accessory hooks up to your iPhone via Bluetooth and has a 360-degree IR transmitter array to control your HDTV, amp, Blu-ray player and anything else. Read The Full Story

Orb Music MP-1 Review

, Dec 13th 2010 Discuss [4]

Whole-house audio isn’t new, and – as Sonos has shown – it isn’t necessarily complicated, but nor has it generally been all that affordable. Orb plans on changing that with the Orb Music MP-1, a $69 wireless audio adapter that – along with some free software to turn your Apple or Android smartphone into a remote control – promises Sonos-style streaming without the sky-high price tag. Check out the full review after the cut.

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Orbotix Sphero remote-control game ball due at CES 2011

, Dec 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

Back in July we looked on with coy amazement as GearBox invited us to play with their balls; now the company has rebranded - as Orbotix - and is bringing their remote-control orbs to CES 2011. The Orbotix Sphero is a 74mm robotic ball, controlled via a Bluetooth link with your iOS or Android smartphone. Read The Full Story

Parrot AR.Drone gets object-tracking hack & Wiimote control [Video]

, Dec 8th 2010 Discuss [1]

Parrot's AR.Drone isn't short on intelligence - as we discovered in our recent review - but it's also the ideal platform for quadricopter-based experiements. Tinkerer Psykokwak has figured out Urbi integration - an open-source robotics software platform - to give the AR.Drone object-tracking abilities (in this case it can identify and follow a red ball) as well as broader control options, including a Wiimote, a joystick or pretty much anything else that can hook up to your computer, in a mere 25 lines of code. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Peel Fruit turns iPhone into show-suggesting universal remote

, Dec 8th 2010 Discuss [1]

Another day, another iPhone remote control system that turns your Apple smartphone into a universal remote. Hot on the heels of RedEye's offering comes Peel, with a slightly different approach to the hardware/software hybrid setup. As well as the Peel software app, you get a bright yellow IR dongle called the Peel Fruit which hooks up via a ZigBee connection to an ethernet dongle - called the Peel Cable - on your router, and controls your A/V equipment. Read The Full Story

Kinect Quadrocopter is your autonomous AR.Drone [Video]

, Dec 6th 2010 Discuss [0]

Parrot's AR.Drone - which we reviewed over the weekend - is clever, but it still requires a meat pilot; strap on a Kinect sensor bar, meanwhile, and a quadrocopter is capable of going it alone. The autonomous 'copter is the handiwork of the Hybrid Systems lab at the University of California at Berkeley, with the Kinect feeding positioning data to an onboard 1.6GHz Atom Ubuntu computer. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

RedEye universal remote update adds universal browser support, new iPad app

, Dec 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

ThinkFlood's RedEye universal remote is getting a whole lot more useful, with the release of a new software update - RedEye app v2.0 - which adds browser control. Rather than demanding owners control the RedEye with an iOS device such as an iPhone or iPod touch, with the new software any browser - whether on a PC or Mac, or indeed on an Android or BlackBerry smartphone - will be able to operate the device. Read The Full Story

Cool Pop-up Microlites make your remote control light up

, Nov 23rd 2010 Discuss [1]

One of the things I really like about my Logitech Harmony One remote is that the keys are backlit. That way I can see what button I am hitting even in the dark. If you are using the factory remote that came with your TV or cable box, odds are you are having to strain to see what button you are hitting. Read The Full Story

TiVo iPad companion app controls recordings, EPG & Twitter[Video]

, Nov 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

TiVo has launched a companion app for iPad, which turns the Apple slate into what the PVR company describes as "the world's ultimate remote control." Compatible with the  TiVo Premiere and TiVo Premiere XL boxes, the free app includes full control over recordings and live TV, an on-screen program guide, scheduling and social networking integration. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

The Daily Slash: November 15 2010

, Nov 15th 2010 Discuss [0]

Very first of all, let me point you toward our big time huge post: Holiday Gift Guide 2010! It's full of EVERYTHING you could ever want (this year.) Then we've got reviews of both the Verizon AND the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Tab (both!), a review of a bigtime thin Full HD panel display, and an expanded look at all the stuff Mark Zuckerberg said about the future of communication today at the Facebook announcement event. And BONUS: Google CEO Eric Schmidt reveals not only a working Nexus S, but Android 2.3 Gingerbread as well! All this and MORE on The Daily Slash! Read The Full Story

Pillow Universal Remote Control Costs only $30

, Nov 15th 2010 Discuss [1]

Remote controls are tricky little things. No matter how hard you try, there's always going to be a day that you can't find the one you're looking for. But, a pillow is big enough that you probably don't lose that all the time. Luckily enough, someone was crafty enough, or ingenious enough, to come up with the pillow remote control, so we get the best of both worlds. Read The Full Story

Logitech Mini Controller for Google TV debuts

, Nov 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

If you ran out and picked up the new Google TV offering from Logitech or have another device that supports Google TV, you might be interested in this slick little Mini Controller from Logitech. The thing is designed to give you all the Google TV experience without having to resort to a larger and more complex controller. Read The Full Story
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