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Unboxing Live 108: Logitech Harmony Touch
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Features, Handhelds, Home Entertainment, Videocasts,
The Logitech Harmony Touch is the follow-up to the massively popular Harmony One universal remote. The new Harmony Touch model introduces a touchscreen display front and center, with tap and gesture support for controlling the various devices in your home theater. We open up the touchscreen remote control in this episode of Unboxing Live, giving you a look at what's included in the box, along with an up-close look at the device. Once you're done watching, be sure to check out our full Logitech Harmony Touch review.
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Google Fiber to bring 1000 Mbps speeds, TV, free Internet to Kansas City
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Broadband, Corporate News, Google, Home Entertainment, Internet,
Today Google finally took the wraps off of its long-awaited Google Fiber service. Focusing on Kansas City, Google Fiber is both an Internet service and television service, and Google showed off just how awesome the service will be.
First, the Internet speeds. Google Fiber provides gigabit speeds both up and down the pipe. That's 1000/1000 Mbps (which makes our 35/35 connection look atrocious.) The company detailed how far behind the USA is in terms of speed and pricing, and is looking to invoke some major change. Google Fiber Internet will also come with 1TB of Google Drive cloud storage, and there will be no bandwidth caps or overage fees. But that's not all…
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Roomba 790: A $700 Roomba with remote control
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smart Home, Wireless / WiFi,
The Roomba 790 is the latest autonomous vaccuum cleaner from the folks at iRobot, and it's the first that you can control remotely. Yep, the 790 includes a wireless remote control that you can use to direct the Roomba towards any problem areas. The device itself has touch controls, a method to schedule automatic cleanings, and has great battery life. It isn't cheap, though. You can get the Rooma 790 now for $699.99.
Read More | iRobot
Logitech Harmony Link turns iOS and Android devices into full-fledged remote controls
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Apple, Home Entertainment,
Logitech is releasing a new product that will turn users' iPads into Harmony remotes by Halloween. The Logitech Harmony Link is the company's newest Harmony remote product, but it's not a device you hold and manipulate to control your home theater. It's a wireless device that can connect to your iPad, iPhone, or Android smartphone to let it function as a universal remote.
The Harmony Link is a disc-shaped device you place near your home theater to control all your devices. It functions as an infrared blaster, sending remote commands to your HDTV, Blu-ray player, set-top box, or compatible game console. The device itself can send infrared commands, and it comes with an infrared blaster so you can keep it in a cabinet with your other home theater devices and still send commands to your HDTV. It then connects to your Wi-Fi network, and can be controlled by any iOS device or Android smartphone through the Harmony Link app.
Ready for a Netflix button on your remote control?
Posted by Patrick Lambert Categories: Corporate News, Home Entertainment, Internet, Movies,
Netflix today announced that streaming from Watch Instantly movies on your TV will be even simpler, as they've struck deals with several device makers including Dynex, Haier, Memorex, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba that will see a dedicated Netflix button added to the remote control. Starting this spring, new devices will apparently come with a remote that features the Netflix logo prominently, giving one-button access to the service. This will include some Blu-ray disc players and Internet connected TVs. According to the company's Chief Product Officer: "No more turning on the TV, going to a home screen and searching for the Netflix icon. With the Netflix one-click remote, it's simply a matter of pushing the Netflix button to instantly watch any of the vast selection of TV shows and movies available to stream from Netflix." The company has been working steadily to increase its reach, and is now available on almost any connected device one can think of.
Read More | Yahoo! News
Pillow Remote Control
Posted by John Kilhefner Categories: Accessories, Home Entertainment,
How many times have you laid down in your bed, only to realize that you left the remote control across the room? I know I do it on a nightly basis. With that said, why the Pillow Remote Control is just now coming to fruition is beyond me; but hey, if you manage to lose this remote then perhaps you don't deserve to watch TV.
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TiVo Slide Bluetooth QWERTY remote control unboxing gallery
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Features, Galleries, Home Entertainment,
It’s always been kind of a chose to “type” in the TiVo, but with the release of the TiVo Premiere and its discovery and search features—alongside its ridiculously slow interface—typing is downright awful. The TiVo Slide remote aims to change all that, giving you pretty much the same TiVo remote you’ve grown used to over the years (just more compact) with an integrated QWERTY slider keyboard. It all works over Bluetooth, and in the end, should make that hunt-and-peck typing a thing of the past. We will be bringing you a TiVo Slide review shortly, but in the meantime, enjoy these unboxing shots!
You can pick up the TiVo Slide remote from the TiVo Store for $89.
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Awkward TV: Anchor Doesn’t Know if Ken Ober is Dead or Alive
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Video,
Fans of the classic MTV game show Remote Control might possibly remember a segment of the program called “Dead or Alive?” (Click here and cue the video to the 7:35 mark.) Unfortunately, I don’t think host Ken Ober ever imagined he might one day become the subject of a similar question.
During a recent interview with comedian Colin Quinn, Good Day New York‘s Greg Kelly made the mistake of asking Quinn what his Remote Control buddy was up to these days. (Answer: Ober died last November.)
Cue the video to the awkwardness.
(Make sure to check out our other Awkward TV moments.)
Read More | Red Lasso
AT&T RF Anywhere Remote Takes Pointing Out of The Equation
Posted by Mark Rollins Categories: Home Entertainment, Smart Home, Peripherals, Portable Audio / Video,
Some 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 AT&T 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 USB 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.
Read More | AT&T U-Verse RF Remote
Sonos CR200 controller to have touch-screen
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Design, Home Entertainment, Music,
After a month suspicion, the first image of the new Sonos 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.
Read More | Automated Home
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