remote

Control AMX Systems from the iPad Using iRidium

The average person probably doesn’t have a full AMX control center in the house. But if you do iRidium has you covered by allowing you to control the system using a iPad or iPhone/iPod Touch. I’m interested in these apps because of smart classrooms. The possibilities of a presenter walking into the [...]


Raemote Turns Your Nokia N900 into a Apple Remote

The Raemote is a widget for the Nokia N900 that acts like a Apple Remote. It uses the built-in infrared port to fire the commands. The video below is of it in action. Looks cool but they need to update the look to the new Apple Remote. The old white remote [...]


Logitech Announces Two New Harmony Remotes for under $100

Logitech announced two new harmony remotes. The 650 and the 600 are both under $100 which is a great price point to it. The 650 being the nicer of the two is $100 and features a color screen. The 600 is only $80 and doesn’t have a colored screen. I would [...]


Lenovo Mini HTPC Keyboard

The Lenovo Multimedia Remote would be a nice addition to your HTPC. It’s small, wireless and gives you control over mouse and text inputs. The price isn’t bad either at $60. With these types of strange remote designs I like to see the reviews on them. The GlideTV remote came across [...]


GlideTV Navigator Remote Review

I have been somewhat critical of the GlideTV Remote since it was announced. There have been a few reviews that have made me rethink the remote. Brent from GeekTonic reviewed the remote and did a great job at it. Pretty much anything you wanted to know about the remote is in the [...]


Control FiOS TV From Your Droid or Imagio

Verizon has released a remote control app for the Droid and Imagio. It acts as a TV remote allowing you to change channels, record, pause and anything else your remote can do. It does all that over wireless in your home. Another really cool feature is that it will allow you to [...]


Zune Remote Control with Windows Media Center

Using the Zune remote control is as easy as changing a registry value. Now you will still need to have a IR receiver on your computer. If you already have a media center remote then you most likely have one. The plus to using the Zune remote is its simple layout. [...]


DVPRemote 1.4 Adds New Features

DVPRemote has been updated to version 1.4. The biggest improvement was the added QWERTY keyboard to perform searches. It’s available in the iTunes app store now. You can see my previous posts about the software here.
New in this version:
1. QWERTY search keyboard – intuitive QWERTY keyboard provided to enter [...]


Boxee Box Remote Details

Boxee has released some details on the new Boxee Box Remote. The best part is it features a QWERTY keyboard. One side is a simple layout with just a few buttons. Flip it over and you get the QWERTY. Having the keyboard will make searching for content a lot easier. [...]


Could Be The Ultimate HTPC Remote

This awesome little wireless touchpad/keyboard would be perfect for a HTPC. It’s only $62 which makes up for its appearance. It’s made by USB Geek and requires just a small receiver on the computer.
# Features: Full-featured RF keyboard with Touchpad
# 48 keys QWERTY format handheld style keyboard
# 2.8″ (7cm) touchpad with [...]