Growing up, my body weight varied so drastically, I would have given even Renée Zellweger a run for her money. Having once gone from 275lbs to 135lbs, I’ve become quite attentive to monitoring physical health and diet over the years. I can’t help but get excited at the thought of a digital interface doing all [...]
Hot off the presses: CasaTunes announces a new iPhone app companion to its family of whole-house audio equipment. The CasaTunes PC-based system is designed for 6- or 12-room audio, although according to their latest press release, it can now control up to 48 rooms — now that’s a big house! You can probably guess that [...]
Of course “there’s an app for that,” but now it’s becoming increasingly common that there’s “a remote for that.” And by that, I mean everything. Take this week alone: first we reported about the remote controlled power strip, then there was the remote control toilet, followed by the remote controlled wizard adventure. And so we [...]
Recently there have been a few rumblings about how in the “future” there won’t be any buttons, moving parts, discs, or anything else mechanical. While it is true that technology is driving in the general direction of “solid state,” I think it’s a little early to say that we will experience anything close to a [...]
Another day, another iPhone app. Dubai-based Pulse Technologies wants you to control your home and hotel via iPhone… by the end of next year. Pulse Technologies aims to conserve energy and improve security by enabling people to control their homes by adjusting the thermostat and monitoring their homes remotely to achieve their vision of “living [...]
According to a Crestron press release, their Mobile Pro app has been available for the iPhone since September 22. It’s about time — Crestron has been promising this app since the 2008 CEDIA Expo just over a year ago. As of today, it doesn’t seem that anyone has downloaded or reviewed the app on iTunes [...]
It’s 3:51 PM: do you know where your remote is? According to a new poll, chances are nay. Sky, UK’s leading entertainment and communications company has conducted a poll of 4,000 viewers on their TV remote control habits. Among the findings… “The average viewer loses it an average of 3.2 times a week and spends [...]
Imagine being 8 again, and waking up to your favorite toy singing you a song and asking to play games. Awesome, huh? Then suddenly it says you have a message from your dad and plays it for you. This is what it might be like for your kids someday thanks to ToyBots WooZees and their [...]
Correction: Remotescape is a product of Remotescape Inc. and not a Kaleidescape System product. Remotescape was developed by Remotescape Inc. independently of Kaleidescape Systems which is why the App is not free. It’s not often that I’m completely envious or jealous over not having a certain system or gadget, but I have to say with [...]
The CEDIA Expo starts tomorrow, so we expect this to be a big week for home automation and remote control news. To get things started, Global Caché has announced its new iTach line. Similar to their existing GC-100 products in basic functionality (connecting an infrared or serial device to your LAN), the iTach has added [...]