Items Tagged With remotes

It's a sad day for lovers of the Philips range of Pronto universal remote controls.  According to CE Pro Philips has pulled the plug completely on the Pronto business after 2 years of looking for a buyer.  Corporate speak says that the Pronto "activity no longer fits with the Philips strategy".  We still have our original old green Pronto from the 90's - one of the very first bit of smart home tech we brought to the Automated Home.  Read on (with a tear in your eye) for the release...

Savant has been using Apple hardware for smart home applications for years now.  Today's latest announcement is the 'Touch Remote' - a device that transforms an iPod Touch into a home automation remote control, complete with hard buttons (often the thing that's most lacking in a touch based remote control).  Savant point out this is a remote that you can also use for VoIP phone calls and FaceTime chat.  Savant’s Touch Remote will be on display at CEDIA 2010 and will ship to dealers Q1, 2011 with an MSRP of $399...

Julie Jacobson has an exclusive over at CEPro on a new Creston remote due to launch in 2011.  The aptly named 'UFO-4X' is a disc shaped craft and its touchcreen can serve as a trackpad as well as a virtual keyboard.  It attaches to its base by magnets so can be wall mounted and it supports Adobe Flash for high quality UI design...