As the famous Remote Control turns fifty, it took this chance to sit down with the WCFCourier to answer a few questions and reflect upon its button pressed past. I wonder how it feels about creating a generation of couch potatoes. From the article: Pulse: You disappear so many times a day. Where do you go? Remote: It's not me. […]
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If you have a PDA collecting dust around the home, you might as well turn it into a great programmable remote. The NovviRemote software package allows you to control any number of devise similar to any universal control, and also has the ability to learn commands from other remotes. From the article: Configuring this application, literally, is as simple as […]
Read moreEngadget has the skinny on the new super skinny & sleek Logitech diNovo Edget Keyboard. Just looking at this thing makes me drool. Too bad I've used my MCE Keyboard all of once, or it might motivate me to get this thing. Then again, $60 (for the MCE one) is a lot different than the MSRP of $200 for this […]
Read moreAllgadgets.org takes a very quick review of the new Logitech Harmony 1000. If you've got $500 to spare, this is a serious remote. Right in the price range of the Philips Pronto which has pretty much owned this market/price range for so long, and looks to be fairly comparable. "The 3.5-inch color LCD screen is touch-sensitive, designed to replace the […]
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PVRBlog doesn't like the new TiVo Series 3 Remotes, and they're not afraid to say so. At least they do give an explanation why they hate it so…unlike my last girlfriend. "With the new remote, it's taking a long time to learn how to jump over those thumbs up/down buttons without looking. Now, maybe it's my muscle memory here that […]
Read moreFREMONT, Calif. — Oct. 10, 2006 — Logitech (SWX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) today introduced the mid-range Harmony® 670 advanced universal remote, which builds on the features of the company´s popular Harmony® 659 remote, with enhancements that make controlling today´s complex home-entertainment systems even easier. The new remote features improved one-touch activity buttons and a button layout optimized to control digital […]
Read moreThe Logitech 1000, 1000 referring to the price I think, is Logitech's next remote in the Harmony line. $500 is nothing to sneeze at. However, you do get a remote that is very similar to ones only seen in very expensive custom installations. I would pay a bit more if it offered an interactive solution to MCE or other popular […]
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Woohoo! My first news posting! Get used to them…as well as the sarcasm. Vidabox jumps back to 1999 with their Wireless Keyboard with trackball reviewed over at [H]ardOCP's Consumer Site. Maybe I'm hallucinating, but this seems to be the same thing that I saw years ago, but now it has USB! But hey, if you're desparate to spend $90 […]
Read moreThe 800 and above series from Logitech are great universal remotes but suffer from the arm and leg syndrome. The 720 follows closely due to the technology creep that we have come to know and love in lower end models. The "activity" functions are the same but the looks and feel have changed quite a bit from the Harmony 880. […]
Read moreCE Pro News has a quick glance at Tweeters' upcoming self branded universal remote. You can expect the new remote to hit Tweeters stores around mid-November. Is this the first of many products from Tweeters? Well we don't know, Tweeters' management were pretty tight lipped about the situation. They only really said they plan of the future is in Home […]
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