Tag Archive for 'remote-control'
Who needs fancy remote controls for a remote control car? I mean, all those joysticks and buttons and stuff can get confusing. So, to take the guesswork out of the play process, the Infrared Tracker Remote Control Car was developed.
Instead of fiddling with controls, all you have to do is point the controller where you [...]
Gyration’s motion-sensitive Air Music Remote is now available, promising equally straightforward control of multiple home entertainment devices and a connected HTPC. Fitted with the company’s gyroscope system, which allows users to control an on-screen pointer using mid-air gestures, the Air Music Remote also has a backlit LCD display that can show track information and other details [...]
The Universal Remote Control MX-6000 is no ordinary remote. In fact, it’s not even an ordinary universal remote. This thing is a luxury item and typically would only be available as a part of a professional installation package. You can’t just hop over to your local electronics store for this one.
We love remote control helicopters here at SlashGear, and we love DIY projects too. So imagine the unbridled glee at seeing this tutorial for building your own R/C helicopter, complete with parts salvaged from CD drives, hand-crafted blades and a wireless spy-camera mod.
Universal Remote Controls have announced their entry-level MX-450, intended for custom installers and - unusual for the segment - capable of macro programming directly from the device itself, rather than requiring connection to a PC. The system, called MacroEdit, gives a graphical illustration of each step in the macro, making it straightforward to tweak and [...]
If you’re tired of replacing the batteries in your remote controls, why not opt for one universal remote? Many have already made the switch, but now you can get rid of those batteries for good with the Gizoo Wind-Up Remote Control.
Remotes don’t use much energy, anyway. I mean, most of the time they’re just getting [...]
WowWee’s Tri-Bot is still down at eToys for official US release on August 21st, but an eagle-eyed visitor to a Radio Shack near San Francisco has spotted the omni-directional robot already on the shelves. There’s currently no sign of Tri-Bot on Radio Shack’s online store, and it’s still listed for pre-order at WowWee’s.
With a name like HomeTroller I half expected HomeSeer’s new gadget to leave attention-seeking and argumentative messages daubed on your interior walls, but in actual fact it’s their second-generation plug and play home automation and monitoring system. Basically HomeSeer’s software packed into a fanless box, it can hook up to multiple wired and wireless setups including [...]
WowWee’s RoboRemote is an aftermarket IR remote control for the company’s full range of current and future robots. Intended to make programming the robots more straightforward, it connects via USB to a computer and, with the included software, lets you script macros and routines that are then blasted across via infra-red. All well and good, [...]
Looking, frankly, malevolent at your taste in music, Tiger Electronics’ A.M.P. Automated Music Personality robot is meant to ”revolutionize how and where you listen to music.” Standing 29-inches high, the A.M.P. uses a piezoelectric gyroscope to stay upright on his twin-wheels (with a flip-out kick-stand for stationary use) and lets you plug in any MP3 player, stow it in [...]
