The iMac Remote's Guide to Style

Through a minimal amount of effort, reader Jeff Li has transformed the new iMac remote into a humble but lovable model for all of the latest hairstyles. Only an Ive-designed remote could pull off the God of War. [Thanks Jeff!]

This No-Name HTPC Remote Has a Keyboard, Can Work With Game Consoles?

If this $40 remote actually does what it says it does, then it might be one of the most useful HTPC remotes out there. It looks like a Motorola Q, but communicates over RF to its USB receiver. More »

Kymera Magic Wand Universal Remote Will End Dates, Quickly

You finally get the girl of your dreams back to your pad for that pivotal homemade dinner and a DVD date. Score! Dinner goes great. Then, you whip out this wand to start things up. Virginum foreverum!* And... she's gone. More »

i.TV 2.0 iPhone App Adds Push Notifications and TiVo Remote

i.TV 2.0 get a little closer to being the only TV app you need, with a refined UI, push notifications, and the big one: built-in TiVo remote, the first of several they're planning to add. Plus, it's less crashy. [iTunes]

AT&T RF Anywhere Changes Channels From the Darkest, Most Isolated Areas of Your Home

As I blindly played Wii Sports from the kitchen the other day—the TV completely out of sight—I couldn't help but wonder why many remotes still implement hindering line-of-sight IR to work properly. Enter the RF Point Anywhere. More »

UK's Sky TV Makes Upside-Down Remote For Australians

In honor of some sport nobody here cares about, British satellite company is releasing upside-down remotes for Australians—because the two are playing each other in said sporting match. [Forever Geek via Technabob]

Use Sony's DualShock on the Nintendo Wii, Then Giggle Like a Super Villain

Why buy Nintendo's fancy Wii Classic Controller or humiliatingly turn the Wiimote sideways when your old PS/PS2 controllers are perfectly fine? Import this DualShock to Wii adapter for just under $20 and no one will even notice. [Gametech via Kotaku]

Logitech Adapter Lets You Use Any Harmony Remote with PS3

Logitech just spilled an upcoming adapter that'll let you use any Harmony remote with the PS3. Not many details (price/date), but it'll do the usual Harmony magic and won't swallow a USB port. [Blogitech]

Touchpad Smart Remote Seamlessly Morphs Into Other Remotes

Back at CES, Panasonic was demoing a brilliant touchpad remote control—but I didn't spot it until my way out. Luckily, Elan has designed something very similar and posted this clip. More »

IR Remote Power Strip Lets You Turn Anything On With a Universal Remote

Home automation is expensive and complicated, but universal remotes are easy. The IR-Remote Control Power Strip lets you use universal remotes on any electronics, blinking lamps and speakers on and off with lazy precision. More »

Cheap User Interface Hack Finally Solves TV Remotes Stupidity

I love the ingenuity of this solution to one of the biggest cancers of modern technology: A/V remotes' complexity. And with "complexity" I mean "stupidity." My mom loves it. [Designing Interactions via Dark Roasted Blend]

Control-A-Cat Remote Only Makes Cats More Frustrating

Dear Manufacturer: As the owner of two dumb felines, I was pleased when you introduced the 21-button Control-A-Cat remote with "meow" and "catch mice" functionality. But certain buttons on my unit don't seem to work. More »

Logitech Harmony 1100 Goes on Sale for $500

We first told you about the Logitech's flagship Harmony 1100 touchscreen universal remote last month at CES, and now it's available at retailers right on schedule. More »

TiVoRemote: The App Store's First TiVo Remote App

TiVoRemote is the App Store's first network-based remote control program for TiVo. Aside from the novelty of changing the channel, you can use the iPhone's full QWERTY keyboard to search for programming. More »

Low-Power Radio Tech Could Eliminate Remote Control Battery Waste

There's tech in the works by the folks at Green Peak that could turn your battery-eating remote control into an energy-efficient device worthy of a true "green" environmental label. Couch potatoes rejoice! More »

Voice-Activated Amulet Remote Saves Unnecessary Reaching and Stretching

If you're as lazy as I am, you've endured marathons of My Super Sweet 16 because the anguish of physically picking up the remote and channel surfing is just too much. Well, no more! More »

Panasonic Gel Remote Concept: Slippery, Slimy, and Occasionally Erect

Gel is great for some things—shoe inserts, hair product and, of course, holiday desserts involving various layers of suspended fruit. But remotes, Panasonic?

The Evolution of the Console Controller

It's not just some unfounded stereotype that video game controllers have gotten more complex over time, just look at this fantastic chronological illustration.

Logitech Unveils New Entry-Level Harmony 510 Universal Remote

Logitech has quietly released a new entry-level universal remote, the Harmony 510, for $100. Looking quite similar to the Harmony 550, it offers basically the same features as the rest of the Harmony 500 with a slightly different button layout and a lower price. You should be able to find this online for less than the list price, so if you're in the market for one of the more basic Harmony remotes, this might be a good bet. [CNET]

Twist and Squeeze Remote Concept Requires Two Hands

Jason Kline's gesture-based remote looks cool, but might not be practical for everyday usage. You adjust the volume with the left knob and the channel with the right, but there's no place to enter in buttons. It does allow you to keep going with the knob turning concept of old time TVs while still allowing you to be lazy on the couch. Not that we'd ever use it, but it might be a decent concept for octogenarians who still miss the old days. [Yanko Design]

How "Ultimate" is ESPN's Ultimate Remote? (Verdict: Not So Ultimate )

Last month ESPN unveiled a remote that they dubbed "The Ultimate." But here is the thing—if you are going to be bold enough to make a claim like that right in the name of the product, you had damn well better be able to back it up. Unfortunately, PC Magazine believes that the device falls well short of expectations. More »

The SMK Television Remote is Funky and Battery Free

Sure it looks weird, but this little prototype remote from SMK operates without the use of battery power. Like similar flashlight-type devices, this remote uses a electromagnetic induction coil to generate electricity when the user pulls the trigger. Pulling the trigger once will change channels, two pulls will turn the TV on or off, and the volume can be controlled by pulling the trigger and pushing a separate button at the same time. Personally, I'm going to need a little more features built into this thing before I decide to make the switch, but eco-friendly types with weak grips may find it to be of some use. [Fareastgizmos]

Harmony Universal Remotes Get Unofficial Linux Support

If you absolutely refuse to let either a Mac or Windows inside your Penguin home, but still want to use a Logitech Harmony universal remote, there are now two solutions for you. The first is Concordance, a cross-platform application that runs on Linux to let you program your remotes without having to run any icky, icky corporate-backed operating system. The second is to get some therapy, because being so adamant about absolutely not using Windows or OS X even for 10 minutes to program a remote is probably signs of deeper problems. [Phil Dev via Hackaday]

Question of the Day: Hotel Porn Or Bring-It-Yourself Porn?

Today's Gizmodo writers' conversation inevitably turned, as it always does, toward pornography. Jesus brought up the very interesting observation that in this day and age, with iPods and portable media players and laptops and portable hard drives, what kind of person still orders hotel porn? It's expensive, slightly embarrassing ("Ma'am, I have never even heard of Dirt Pipe Milkshakes"), and unhygienic (think of who touched those remotes before you). So we pose the question to you, our faithful readers. Do you enjoy hotel porn, or do you bring a sack lunch? More »