Tag archive: control

CES 2012 may have appeared to be all about ultrabooks and 4G phones, but if you searched hard enough you could still discover a mad scientist demonstrating a brilliant, but sometimes a bit scary, invention. The Board of Awesomeness from app developers Chaotic Moon seems to fit that bill quite nicely. Motorized skateboards aren't anything new, but the aptly named Board of Awesomeness is something a little more inventive than simply… Read More

After months of negotiations, Ubisoft’s uber-popular Assassin’s Creed property has found a home at Sony. On the surface it sounds simple enough—a major movie studio buys the rights to one of the biggest properties in the video game world—happens all the time. But this contract is a bit unusual. And not everyone is happy about it. A closer look at the contract by Vulture.com shows that Sony has agreed to give Ubisoft unprecedented control over… Read More

At this week's CEDIA Expo in Denver, home automation developer Control4 introduced its new HC-200 home automation control unit. What's surprising about the HC0-200 isn't so much the wealth of home automation possibilities it offers, but it's sub-$500 price tag in a field traditionally dominated by expensive hardware controllers. “We believe the HC-200 sets a new standard of affordability for home… Read More

As computer and console games march forward with better graphics, more intuitive controls and innovative new game concepts, mobile devices are getting a few leftover favorites from yesteryear. Electronic Arts announced on Tuesday that it would bring Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars and Road Rash to mobile phones, while iPods will soon have Monopoly and a new title, The Sims DJ. Of course, none of the games will be exact ports of… Read More

Michael Moore did gun control. Al Gore did global warming. Now an independent film company is tackling the next pressing issue of our age: Internet pornography. On Monday, Living Biographies announced the release of their latest documentary, “Traffic Control: The People’s War on Internet Porn.” The film will cover the ease of access to Internet pornography and what can be done to regulate it. According to the company, the… Read More

Thousands of new inventions are registered (or stolen) and reach the global marketplace every year, but only a tiny handful become staples of modern life. The telegraph, the telephone, the lightbulb, and radio were each breakthroughs which had tremendous impacts on today's culture, but one de facto standard of modern life probably rests in your hand every day: the television remote control. Robert Adler, the co-inventor of the… Read More

Panasonic has announced a slew of new models for its Lumix digital camera line, adding features sure to appeal to first-time and casual picture-snapper as well as powerful capabilities, big optical zooms, and technical hutzpah at the high end to keep photo enthusiasts happy. Top of the heap is the new impressively-specced Lumix DMC-FZ8, sporint a 12× optical zoom, easy manual operation sure to appeal to all the photo buffs out… Read More

Xantech, a manufacturer of signal processing and control systems, announced last week they'd begun shipping their XTR39 color LCD touch screen remote control. The XTR39 is priced at $999. The XTR39, said Xantech, is an IR style remote control which sports a 3.9" color touch screen display. Features of this new programmable remote control include dedicated buttons for more frequently used commands such as volume and power, a touch… Read More

Video game accessory maker dreamGear, at CES 2006 in early January, announced a new line of speakers for the iPod family as well as Sony's PlayStation Portable handheld video game system. The company named this product line i.Sound. Amongst the eight speaker sets announced, several standout. The most notable of these is the i.Sound Max Portable Speaker System. Targeted towards iPod users, this docking station style system comes with… Read More

Logitech today announced a remote control accessory for Microsoft's upcoming Xbox 360 video gaming system. Part of the computer accessory company's line of advanced Harmony remote controls, the new Harmony Advanced Universal Remote Control for Xbox 360 will be available later this month for $129.99. The Harmony Advanced Universal Remote Control for Xbox 360, said Logitech, grants users complete remote control of their next… Read More

Priced at only $24.99, the battery free EZPower remote control lasts 7 days off a full charge. Simply crank the jog dial on the bottom of the remote. While it looks pretty cheesy with the blue and grey color scheme, it does control up to six different devices including your TV, cable box, VCR, satellite system, auxiliary device and a DVD player. There is nothing worse than having your remote control batteries die on you forcing… Read More

The unique Philips RC9800i provides an easy-to-use touch-screen platform for controlling both networked and legacy audio and video devices in the home. With just a few clicks, the RC9800i enables full control over all media content in the home, using Wi-Fi connectivity and the UPnP networking protocol to access, control and distribute digital audio, video and photos from PCs and the Internet to Wi-Fi enabled AV devices. Photos stored on a… Read More

“The Notevision MB series offers features like ease-of-use, unmatched compatibility and theft deterrence that are important to users in educational and collaborative work environments,” said Bruce Pollack, associate director of marketing, Sharp Information Systems Group. “The new projectors incorporate DLP technology because it is the best solution for exceptional performance, high brightness and robust contrast in a… Read More

This standard details mechanisms to allow audio/video (A/V) devices connected via a home network to present a status and control user interface (UI) on a network-attached rendering device, such as adigital television. CEA-2027 uses Web browser-based communications, including Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) commands, to provide access and control of networked components through the main TVscreen from a single remote control. The standard… Read More

“ATI's multi-monitor control has, for some time, come in the form of “HydraVision”, however that has aged over time and found not to be too user friendly, nor have many of the display controls found other hardware. Catalyst Control Center completely replaces HydraVision with the “Display Manager” and offers a few new modes of operation.” Visit Beyond3D for the article.