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more about #rf more comments → met2art: I remember having this for my Handspring Visor Prism, nearly ten years ago. The OmniRemote springboard module... it was $59.95, and I used it for my T... more » soggy_cheerio: About a year ago, I wrote an iPhone webapp that allows me to control my DVR. It was incredibly easy, and free. It wouldn't be difficult to modify it t... more » tackett: Why a dongle? Why not a WiFi chingadera that sits in the stereo cabinet and pukes out an RF signal? And Bluetooth for the the damn PS3. more » PopandLocke: Now leverage the Bluetooth to make it a PS3 remote, whatever protocol you need for controlling the 360, and be sure to include the ability to program ... more » madog: Will they let Gizmodo demo it before CES? I know I would. ;) more » Joshua Jehryan: This is why the iPhone remains the number one smart phone (or at leaset the most popular) besides adverts their is constant hype and reason to use the... more » Canoehead: What is it with Bluetooth and battery drain? The Apple BT keyboard uses 3 AAs and those last maybe a couple of months at best. My Logitech RF keyboa... more » Uncletwitch001: Too bad they can't figure out a way for battery current to charge the battery at the sametime... Sort of a perpetual battery more » chocolatebanana: I'm not sure I'd want something that I "don't need to recharge", because that means I'd have to go buy replacement batteries. That doesn't seem like a... more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: So now we will have to block out the sun for longer to stop the terminators from communicating with each other. Great. #newbluetooth more » YankBoffin: And here I thought they went out of business a decade ago. They're still alive? I used to work with a guy who had his house heavily stocked with X10 c... more » beartrash: I have never had X10 work well in any of three different homes. It's never been very reliable, it would often take two or three attempts to issue a... more » CurtisLolzord: Weren't these the guys way back when who were the kings of all spam and/or really annoying banner adverts? Pop-unders? Some crap like that? more » Monty: Is it wrong for me to question any technology that has been around since the King James era and has barely evolved since then? They had an X10 contro... more » qbrad: ATI HDTV Wonder bitches... Yeah, have had a RF remote since 2005 that controls WinXP MCE 2005. Works like a charm. What I'm pissed about is that ther... more » -
#accessories
Rēmote Turns Your iPhone Into a Universal RF Remote
New Kinetic has an RF attachment accessory for the iPhone that gives it all the power of a universal remote, except way, way better. This is the universal remote we want. More » -
#bluetooth
New Bluetooth Runs for a Year Off a Watch Battery
There's little stopping Bluetooth from making its way into more devices, but its battery drain is many times that of, say, tried and true IR. But a new, lower power Bluetooth is coming next year. More » -
#review
X10 iconRemote RF Universal Remote Review
X10, whose website is the only place where animated gifs still remain king, just released a universal remote that can handle both X10's home appliance controls as well as all your A/V gear in your home theater. More » -
#remotes
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 » -
#gps
The World's Smallest, Potentially Seediest GPS, GSM and RF Tracker
It looks like a nondescript battery, but this is actually the world's smallest GPS, GSM and RF tracking device. More » -
#futuretech
RF Cochlea Is a Super-Powered Signal Processor Modeled After the Inner Ear
RF signal processors are pretty commonplace in consumer electronics. Which is exactly why it's exciting that two MIT researchers have created a super-radio based around the function of the human ear that's substantially faster and 100x more power efficient than today's signal processors. More » -
#apple
Apple Tablet Likely Described in Patent
Hidden within the usual litany of claims in a patent awarded this January-titled "Display Housing for Computing Device", which covers their current portable displays-Apple describes a tablet display, with the display housing the computer device.
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#emergingtech
New Paint Could Block Wi-Fi From Nosey Neighbors
Living in an apartment building, I can spot about twenty active Wi-Fi networks at a time. And the worst part is that they can all see me, too. More » -
