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Griffin’s Beacon Universal Remote Now Takes Orders From Android Devices

8:10AM November 9, 2011 | Andrew Liszewski

When we reviewed Griffin’s Beacon back in July, we found it to be one of the easiest to use smartphone universal remote solutions on the market. As long as your smartphone was an iPhone. Android users have had a bit of a wait on their hands, but the Beacon is now available for use with phones and tablets running Android OS 2.3.3 or greater. More »


Entertainment

Griffin Beacon: This iPhone Universal Remote Doesn’t Suck

2:30PM July 30, 2011 | Casey Chan

Remotes are stupid. Stupid stupid and/or stupid expensive. So why bother dealing with stupidity when you already have the perfect device to control your system: an iPhone. See, smartphones are not stupid. With the Griffin Beacon, you can control everything with your phone. More »


Gadgets

Voomote One: Mr Potato Head Of Universal iPhone Remotes

12:38AM July 26, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Universal remotes for your iPhone are old news, but the thing about them is that they’re so, well, universal: you use the same layout for all your devices. The Voomote One lets you have a different remote for your TV than your stereo. More »


Mobile

Will Griffin’s Beacon iPhone Universal Remote Be The First To Not Suck?

9:12AM June 16, 2011 | Casey Chan

Griffin, maker of a ton of Apple accessories, just released a universal remote system for iOS devices. It’s not the first iOS remote around, but we’re hoping it can be the first to not suck. More »


Entertainment

Bose VideoWave Is A $7,999 Home Theatre System In A TV

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12:00PM May 25, 2011 | Nick Broughall

According to Bose, only one in three homes have home theatre systems installed at home. That’s not good enough! To try and get more people enjoying the wonders of high quality home entertainment audio, Bose has gone and created its very first TV, and stuffed it full of high quality audio speakers. More »


Entertainment

Why An Android-Powered Universal Remote? Games, Of Course!

12:00PM April 13, 2011 | Davey Alba

Could anything be better than lazing around on your couch with your universal remote? How about playing Fruit Ninja on it during commercials? Conspin’s Andi-One is the first universal remote to run Android 2.1 – and any of its 100,000 apps – right on your controller. More »


Gadgets

UnityRemote Makes Your iPhone A Universal Remote

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4:30PM March 23, 2011 | Nick Broughall

There are quite a few solutions that let you use your iPhone as a universal remote. But the Gear4 UnityRemote is the first that does away with the need for a clunky dongle in the bottom of your mobile. And it’s now available in Australia. More »


Entertainment

Searching For The Ultimate Universal Remote Control

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12:16PM March 10, 2011 | Nick Broughall

If there was one gadget that I’d argue is the cornerstone of my home theatre setup, it’s not my 50-inch plasma or my AV receiver. It’s my Logitech Harmony Universal remote control. But after a week away, I came back to discover something horrific – my Harmony has disappeared! More »


Entertainment

Peel Lets Your iPhone Be The Universal Remote It Wants To Be

1:00AM December 9, 2010 | Adrian Covert

Peel is trying to change the way you channel surf, by sidestepping the concept of channels altogether. How are they accomplishing that feat? By releasing an iPhone app/hardware accessory combo that turns the smartphone into a universal remote. More »


Logitech’s Harmony 650 Universal Remote Now Available

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1:30PM September 7, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Back in May when Logitech released the Harmony 600 on unwitting Australians everywhere, they promised that their colour-screen Harmony 650 would be following shortly. What we didn’t realise then was that the term “shortly” is a sliding scale, as the 650 has just hit Dick Smith stores, four months later. More »