Category Archives: remote

Sony and the Missed Opportunity of the PlayStation 3 Remote

Posted on March 9, 2009 by Joel Johnson

Danilo Campos really doesn’t like the PlayStation 3 remote control. Who can blame him? Danilo Campos – Proof of Sony’s indifference to my happiness: the PlayStation 3 remote control. The vaunted role of “digital hub,” the central spot in the … Continue reading →

Remote-control touchpad

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Rob Beschizza

Behold this thingy, which combines three useful items in a tiny remote control the size of a PC card: a touchpad, media playback controls, and a laser pointer. It’s battery lasts for just 4 hours, unfortunately, thanks to the otherwise … Continue reading →

Gel Remote Control

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Rob Beschizza

Soft and milky, Adbusters‘ Gel Remote looks …. delicious, frankly! Psychodesign [adbusters via Next Nature]

Cyber Commander flash remote for DSLRs

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Joel Johnson

Cyber Commander is a radio remote control for camera flashes. It’s got tons of features in its $180 price — the ability to control up to sixteen lights from up to 400 feet away, including not just triggering their flash … Continue reading →

iTunes Remote App coming unofficially to Android

Posted on October 10, 2008 by John Brownlee

Jeff Sharkey — winner of the $275k Android Developer Challenge — has already managed to reverse engineer one of the iPhone’s most killer apps and release it for the Android platform. This raises the G1 up a notch in my … Continue reading →

iPhone 2.0 firmware features snazzy little remote app

Posted on July 10, 2008 by John Brownlee

One of the delicious new freebies in the iPhone 2.0 software update: a lovely little app that will turn your iPhone or iPod touch into a remote control for your Apple TV or within iTunes. It works over WiFi and … Continue reading →

Tiny universal remote on a keychain from Sourcing Map

Posted on June 26, 2008 by Joel Johnson

SourcingMap.com is the latest online crapvendor to assault my inbox, very much in the DealExtreme.com vein. I’m going to give them a link, specifically to this keychain-sized universal remote that’s just $8, shipped, but don’t make me regret it, Sourcing … Continue reading →

Messiah Darklite DVD Remote for Playstation 3

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Joel Johnson

The “Darklite” DVD remote is a surprisingly nice-looking piece of kit, putting the most commonly used functions on the outside while saving secondary buttons for a slide-out keypad. It doesn’t even use batteries, instead recharging via USB. (Although I suspect … Continue reading →