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Savant: iPad to "Redefine home automation"

by Dave Caolo (Feb 16th, 2010)

Automating one's home with a Mac isn't new. Indigo has been around for a while, as has XTension. Heck, you can even feed your dog remotely. The folks at Savant offer a way to control your home or office's entertainment system, climate, security cameras, lighting and more with an iPhone or iPod ...

Patent hints at next generation Apple TV

by Mike Schramm (Feb 2nd, 2010)

The USPTO has published seven different patents from Apple today, including one that might be found in the next generation of the Apple TV. The patent allows for a "Remote Control System that can Distinguish Stray Light Sources" -- in other words, a Wii style remote that can pick out a certain type ...

Beta Beat: LogMeIn Pro2 for Macintosh now in free public beta

by Steven Sande (Dec 18th, 2009)

LogMeIn, providers of the LogMeIn service for remote control of computers, has opened a public beta of LogMeIn Pro2 for Mac. The company currently provides LogMeIn Free for Mac, as well as LogMeIn Ignition for iPhone [US$29.99, iTunes Link], allowing Mac and iPhone users the ability to securely ...

Dangerously driving a car with an iPhone

by Tim Wasson (Nov 10th, 2009)

Here at TUAW we've seen lots of uses for the iPhone as a remote control, but if you were watching and thinking that those projects were way too safe, then the guys at Waterloo Labs have got you covered. They approached the project with a low budget and DIY attitude, building a low-cost (relatively ...

Found Footage: iPhone as remote control

by Dave Caolo (Oct 16th, 2009)

Earlier this week, news of iDriver hit the Internet. In case you missed it, it's an app that was developed by computer science researchers at Berlin's Free University to drive a modified minivan, the "Spirit of Berlin." Steering, break and accelleration commands are sent over Wi-Fi. In the demo ...

Found Footage: New & improved TankedCam, now with even more iPhone

by Steven Sande (Oct 1st, 2009)

Remember Pete's FishCam? Just before Christmas of 2008, we did a short post about Pete Raumann's web app that he developed that allowed him to watch his fish tank, turn the light on and off, and even open and close a treasure chest in the tank. Pete's now presenting the newly renamed TankedCam to ...

TweetMyMac: Remote control of your Mac via Twitter

by Aron Trimble (Sep 2nd, 2009)

Important safety tip: Please read the instructions for TweetMyMac carefully, especially the part about creating a separate Twitter account for your Mac -- do not use your regular Twitter account, or anyone you follow will be able to control your machine. We have previously covered some of the ...

Found Footage: Control an unmanned aerial vehicle with an iPhone

by Dave Caolo (Aug 10th, 2009)

What does a former US Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot do with her time now that she heads MIT's Humans and Automation Lab? The short answer is "really cool stuff," and the long answer is even better. During her tenure as a pilot, Professor Cummings became frustrated with the Hornet's cockpit. "I ...

First Look: LogMeIn Ignition

by Steven Sande (Jan 19th, 2009)

This post is a first for me in that I'm typing (or tapping) it in on an iPhone using our Blogsmith CMS. No, there's not a Blogsmith iPhone app that I'm aware of, and I'm not using Safari on the iPhone to pull up our web portal. Instead, I'm controlling my office iMac from about 16 miles away using ...

Found Footage: Pete's FishCam

by Steven Sande (Dec 15th, 2008)

Remember the remote-controlled dog treat dispenser from a few weeks ago? Now Pete Raumann has come up with Pete's FishCam, which comes complete with an iPhone interface so that he can remotely watch his fish swimming around in a nicely appointed aquarium. It's more than just a webcam, though -- Pete ...

LogMeIn Ignition promises remote screen sharing from iPhone

by Michael Rose (Oct 29th, 2008)

If you've got a far-flung assortment of computers to manage, there are some great zero-config paid and install-a-client-first free options out there -- including the cross-platform hosted approach of LogMeIn. The LogMeIn Free client runs fine on Mac OS X, and the web-based control UI is capable; ...

iTunes 7.7 to include remote control capabilities?

by Cory Bohon (Jun 26th, 2008)

Along with the new iPhone SDK 8 beta that came out tonight, Apple also shipped a pre-release version of iTunes 7.7 to developers in the iPhone Dev Program. iTunes 7.7 is a requirement for the new iPhone 3G and iPhone 2.0 firmware; it also appears to include a new remote control feature. According ...

iPhone/iPod touch Remote Control

by Erica Sadun (Sep 28th, 2007)

Say what you will about scroll wheels versus touch screens but you can't effectively operate a touch screen from your pocket. Fortunately the iPhone provides decent, and the iPod touch excellent, compatibility with standard iPod accessories like this $6.30 Borgvik remote control from Kai Domain ...

Akoo to use iPhone to control in-store on-demand displays

by Erica Sadun (Jul 25th, 2007)

Akoo International announced plans to develop a web site optimized for the iPhone's Safari browser that will allow customers to use their iPhones to control in-store media displays. Presumably, store displays will announce their m-Venue URL and invite visitors to whip out their iPhones and take ...

Ask TUAW: Where do you put your Apple remote?

by Conrad Quilty-Harper (May 27th, 2006)

"Where's the zapper?!" A time old phrase uttered countless times in countless living rooms across the world, usually accompanied by an expletive or two. Now that Apple has standardized Front Row and bundled a remote with nearly its whole range, Mac mini, MacBook and MacBook Pro owners are also ...