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BuddyTV Guide for iPhone delivers TV recommendations, TiVo/GoogleTV controls

by Michael Rose (Jul 27th, 2011)

In Victor's recent reviews of iOS universal remotes, most of the products' focus was on helping you control your entertainment devices. Only one system (the Peel) delivered program recommendations in a new way, helping you decide what to watch. The approach behind Buddy TV Guide is a bit ...

VooMote One IR sled and app: A new iPhone/iPod touch universal remote

by Steven Sande (Jul 25th, 2011)

The boss -- AKA Victor Agreda, Jr. -- did an amazing writeup on July 15 where he compared three iOS-based universal remotes. Sure enough, just a little over a week later, there's a new kid in town. Zero1.tv has created a universal remote sled for iPhone and iPod touch called the VooMote One ...

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, ...

Griffin announces a $50 iOS-controlled helicopter

by Steven Sande (Jul 14th, 2011)

It has no built-in camera beaming video back to your iPhone, and it isn't controlled via Wi-Fi. There are no augmented reality apps that come with it, nor is there (as far as we know) a way to hack the firmware. It only has two full-size rotors instead of four. Despite all of these ...

UnityRemote: another iOS universal remote worth checking out

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 13th, 2011)

We first spied the UnityRemote from Gear4 at CES in January. Gear4 has decided to go with a very simple device and app, and that's a good thing. Frankly, I don't get having social features in my TV remote (and yet I take Instagram photos of meals) or needing twenty different ways to ...

Peel: first look at one of four iOS remotes for your TV

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 12th, 2011)

With so many new iOS-centric AV remotes coming out, we're tackling them for review one by one. Each has a different approach to delivering on the "true universal remote" promise, and each has its own advantages and drawbacks. The Peel is a two-part solution for your living room entertainment: ...

Video App Demo: Tango Remote

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jul 11th, 2011)

We've taken a look at Tango Remote before, and I've always thought it was functionality that Apple should have included in iOS to begin with. Tango Remote allows you to remotely control the music on one iOS device from another iOS device. This way you could plug in your iPod touch to a stereo, ...

Peel iOS remote raises $16 million in funding

by Mike Schramm (May 3rd, 2011)

We've posted about the Peel universal IR remote before. It's an interesting setup using a third-party unit that looks almost like a pear, designed to fit right into your living room wirelessly. It connects to an iOS app and turns your iDevice into a universal remote for any other units you ...

Google TV remote out now for iOS

by Mike Schramm (Mar 18th, 2011)

Google has released its Google TV remote app for iOS, and it's available on the App Store right now. Before you run to pick it up and start flipping channels, however, keep in mind that this is meant only for Google TV-enabled devices, so unless you have the right box on your network already, ...

Peel works as universal remote and TV service on your iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Mar 11th, 2011)

I sure thought we'd covered Peel here before, but I guess not (maybe I was thinking of that iPod touch add-on -- the "Apple" name certainly invites lots of fruit imagery). Either way, it's worth mentioning that the interesting Peel TV solution for the iPhone is now available for purchase. For ...

Inline remote controls for iOS devices that work with your current headphones

by Chris Rawson (Feb 18th, 2011)

Problem: You like the inline remote and microphone functions built into the headphones that come with the iPhone, but if you want to use another pair of headphones, you lose that functionality. Solution 1: Ditch your current headphones for another set with built-in controls and a mic. Solution 2: ...

UnityRemote brings a universal, customizable remote to iOS devices

by Victor Agreda, Jr. (Jan 7th, 2011)

Ever since Apple killed the Griffin IR remote on the original iPod I've been wanting to consolidate my iPod with a home theater remote. The iPhone seems perfect for this; with an infinitely variable canvas available, you could theoretically do anything with your remote. The trouble is getting an IR ...

iGrill wireless thermometer combines meat, heat, iPhone

by Michael Rose (Dec 23rd, 2010)

No two ways about it: the day before Christmas Eve is a sleepy, office mostly empty, finish your online shopping, take a long lunch kind of day. It would take a very special press release to break through the pre-holiday, here-comes-CES fog that's hovering over the TUAW home offices this week. I'm ...

Apple updates iOS Remote app to version 2.1

by Erica Sadun (Dec 22nd, 2010)

An update to Apple's popular Remote application just went live on the App Store. Version 2.1 brings several new features to the table including AirPlay video support and Internet radio control. I'm not entirely sure what Apple is getting at with their "AirPlay video support to control iTunes on your ...