Items Tagged With remotes

Did you know you can turn your iOS or Android device into remote control for your LG CINEMA 3D Smart TV?  Just search for the free “LG Remote App”.  You'll need to pair the app with your LG TV. As long as your smart phone and smart TV are connected to your home Wi-Fi network, this is a snap. After you launch the LG TV Remote App, it will automatically scan for your TV. Once it finds it, just tap “connect” and watch the TV for a code to appear. Plug that in, and you’re good to go...

Here's an interesting little video from the guys at Savant showing off their novel take on a universal remote.  The 'Select' is a hardware device that you dock with an iPod Touch to create the worlds only multi-touch, retina display, home automation remote control.  Check out the video after the jump...

Here's a two-part video demo showing an OpenRemote setup controlling a Z-Wave home automation system - "In this video, Marcus Redeker shows OpenRemote controller with an iPhone user interface controlling Z-Wave enabled hardware -- door sensor, light and dimmer and a motion sensor.  The Z-Wave hardware is controlled via an IP-to-ZWave gateway from HomeScenario.  OpenRemote helps installers integrate various protocols and devices including popular home automation protocols such as KNX, Lutron, Insteon, X10, Z-Wave, GlobalCache and 1-Wire."  Check out the 2 videos below...

Marmitek has revealed the new Invisible Control 6! infrared repeater/extender. You can use it to control up to 6 A/V devices in a closed cabinet and it is suitable for new IR code formats (like RC-MM) that are used in BT Vision, Freesat, Freeview, Sky TV and Virgin boxes.  The system also includes built in IR filtering so it can be used with Plasma, LCD and LED TVs without the normal interference problems.  The unit is available now For around £60...

VooMote have announced another hardware addon that turns iOS devices into universal remote controls.  The new 'Zapper', due to launch this month, combines a remote and a TV Guide functionality which they say will transform your iDevice into a 'digital hub'...