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AT&T RF Anywhere Remote Takes Pointing Out of The Equation

Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Home Entertainment, Household, Peripherals, Portable Audio / Video

AT&T RF Anywhere RemoteSome of you probably still have remote controls that still require you to point at the television, DVD player, DVR, or whatever else you have on your home entertainment center. If you happen to be an AT&T U-Verse customer, you can upgrade and use a remote that doesn’t require any pointing. The U-verse TV Point Anywhere RF remote that is right up your alley, as it sends remote commands over radio RF signal to the receiver. 

All you need to do is insert the dongle, and you are free to do a little surfing from anywhere in the room without worrying about the orientation of your remote control.  The AT&T U-Verse TV Point Anywhere will costs about $50.

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Sonos CR200 controller to have touch-screen

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Design, Home Entertainment, Music

Sonos CR200

After a month suspicion, the first image of the new CR200 controller has finally popped up. Sonos will be releasing a new portrait controller, which is said to include a touchscreen, which would include a QWERTY keyboard for searching for artists, albums, or song titles. As we’ve seen with the iPhone Sonos Controller app, the Sonos system and touch-screens go very nicely together. Let’s just hope the CR200 doesn’t cost $400 like the current Sonos Controller.

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Remote Controlled Water Cannon

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Toys, Wireless / WiFi

Water CannonYou can finally get back at the neighbors’ kids with this Remote Controlled Water Cannon. It can shoot a stream up to 100 ft. Connect it to a hose and use one of three interchangeable nozzles (spray, mist, and stream.) The weapon can rotate 270 degrees and the barrel can be raised 20 degrees and lowered 5 degrees. The cannon needs 4 C batteries and one 9 volt (not included.) Expect a June 22 ship date when you pre-order for $59.99.

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Q-Steer Mario Bros. R/C Cars

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Accessories, Driving, Nintendo

Mario R/C CarTakaraTomy has designed tiny remote control cars for those who want to race the Mario Brothers in the real world. The Q-Steer RC car is only 4 cm long and 2 cm high. Each runs on 2 coin cell batteries for the remote and car. The driver can rev up the speed by pressing the up-right button while not sweating the curves with the car’s suspension design. Pre-order Mario or Luigi or one of their other designs for $32.47 and expect delivery within the next week or so.

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Remote Control Snake

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Toys

R/C SnakeAnyone can have a remote control helicopter or car, but if you really want to creep out your buds, how about this snake? With light-up eyes, the bugger can slither across any smooth surface before anyone is the wiser. The remote can send the robotic reptile in four directions, forward, backwards, left and right. It runs on 2 AA and 2 AAA batteries (not included) and can slink around your house or cubicle for £19.95 (~$31.00.)

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Oki and Waseda University Develop Remote Voice Recognition

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Design, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Misc. Tech

RemoteNo more fighting for the remote if Oki Japan and a team from Waseda University have their way. They place 4 microphones in the front of a remote, then utilize an algorithm for voice frequency analysis. This separates the main voice from other ambient noise sources. We are assuming that if you are the one who carries the loudest voice, then you will be the one to rule the remote. We will be curious once the device goes pass the prototype stage and becomes channel surfing survival of the fastest, or loudest.

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Microfly R/C Flyer

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Toys, Wireless / WiFi

MicroflyMicrofly is a clever propeller-driven flyer, controlled by a transmitter that also acts as a charger. It will hover or move up, down, forward and backwards to irritate your coworkers or family members. At a size of only 2 1/2 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/2-inches, it needs six 1.5V AA LR6 batteries (not included.) You can get your own Microfly for $24.95, shoot some fuzzy images, and try to convince others on YouTube you saw a UFO.

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R/C Micro Bladez Mini-Helicopter

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Toys

Micro BladezLooking for a kewl R/C device to give out to your office buds this year? Micro Bladez can go forward, backwards, up, down, and turn left and right. At a weight of only 0.019 kg, the mini-copter will set you back £24.99 (~$39.00) each if you buy a minimum of 6. Better yet, let everyone chip in and in addition to getting one for yourselves, get one for the boss. Pre-order now for the next shipment.

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R/C Drinks Cooler

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Household, Misc. Tech

R/C Drinks CoolerNext time you are waiting for that brew to come to you rather than you going to the fridge, you can be happy in the knowledge that you have the R/C Drinks Cooler. At a size of 35 x 30cm, the device works with a battery operated remote (batteries not included) and can carry up to 12 cans or 3 wine bottles. It also has a carry strap and folds up when not in use. You can pre-order the Cooler for $101.96 and expect to receive it in October. Come to think of it, it may be so cold by then, you can insert a bowl instead of ice and use it to trot out all that leftover Halloween candy.

Read More | Latest Buy

PC Remote Control II

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi, USB

PC Remote

The PC Remote II is similar to one made for TVs, except it won’t work on your TV and it acts as a wireless mouse. With a USB interface, no driver is needed and it works up to an 18m distance. It features four hot keys and runs on 2 AAA batteries (not included.) The remote supports Windows 2000/XP/VISTA and WMP, RealPlayer, KMPlayer, TTPlay, WinDVD, PowerDVD software. At a price of $21.00, it gives you one more thing to lose in your sofa.

Read More | Gadget4all

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