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Which universal remote for iOS should you choose?

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 15th, 2011)

This week I ran in-depth reviews of three iOS-based universal remote systems. Each uses a separate remote unit, as opposed to dongle-based IR blasters like the Ri remote and others. We'll take a look at those other IR remotes another time. The question is, of the Peel, UnityRemote and Beacon, ...

Griffin Tech's Beacon: A highly customizable universal remote

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 14th, 2011)

Griffin debuted an early version of the Beacon at CES, but it has only recently become available for sale. The Beacon is another iOS-controllable IR blaster combo to control all your audio/video components. Like the UnityRemote, there's a Bluetooth IR blaster. Unlike the UnityRemote, however, ...