Logitech’s Harmony remote controls have been solid performers for the last few years, and consumers have responded by snapping up the devices at retail. From a usability standpoint, in its early days Harmony broke ground by offering one-button launch of activities and a PC-based setup process that did not require the intervention of a custom [...]

If you’re an AT&T U-verse customer, the world of channel changing is about to get a little bit more exciting. Okay, not really. But for fifty dollars, you’ll be able to change the channel without having a line of sight between the remote and the U-verse receiver. Engadget’s Richard Lawler and Gizmodo’s Jack Loftus covered [...]

Crestron, maker of the world’s most popular home automation systems, recently announced Prodigy, a new line of residential home control products. Check out the Prodigy slide show for pricing and product details. The Prodigy home control system is a wireless automation system that uses modular ZigBee-compatible components to manage lighting, heating, distributed A/V and more, [...]

Earlier this week Erica Ogg of CNET wrote about Vizio’s plans to bring the Internet to its new Via HDTV sets. In addition to a LAN connection (802.11(n) Wi-Fi will be built into the TV), Vizio will be providing a bluetooth remote with slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Erica writes that, “The remote design is almost a [...]

Sometimes, using a remote control requires more than just your thumb. Lots of people – from grade schoolers in gym class to senior citizens in nursing homes – are relying on the Nintendo Wii to play a virtual game and get a real workout. In the Wall Street Journal’s Mossberg Solution, Katherine Boehret reports that [...]

You bought that riding mower with the cupholders and thought you were pretty cool. Or maybe you invited your friends over to admire your Roomba robotic vacuum cleaner. Nice try, but these just don’t cut it anymore. We’ve long been inspired by our belief that remote control has the potential to make our lives more [...]

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