Beware. Home TV viewing conflicts just got a new boost. Hitachi is working with Canesta and GestureTek to create a series of television sets that can recognize a viewer’s hand gestures. It sounds far-fetched, but through these, you can leave the remote aside and wave your hand the right way to change channels or volume. [...]

HTPC, over-the-top video remote control space has been really big these days and GlideTV Navigator is one of the latest arrivals into the scene. The GlideTV comes with an amazing absolute mode in which you can use your touchpad as your display as well. It is also clickable and is surrounded by 8 physical buttons.

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Sometimes catching up with an adequate sleep is a challenge. More often than not most of us sleep deprived. Worse still is when you spend the entire night tossing and turning in your bed and waking up with a horrible feeling. Here is Poesy Illuminated Bed ($TBA) by Philippe Boulet that will spice up your [...]

Drop your glasses and go for these super-sophisticated i-3D Video Glasses that will make you look stylish and unique as well. Apparently, these cool video glasses can display video at 920,000 pixels at an aspect ratio of 4:3. They come with stereo ear bud speakers along with a wide 35 degree diagonal viewing angle. Most [...]

We have read about hundreds of remote controls that work universally, and that which allow us to control all our gadgets without any hitch. CRISTAL (Control of Remotely Interfaced Systems using Touch-based Actions in Living spaces) is an amazing alternative which turns your coffee table into a Universal remote Control. If you find it hard [...]

No matter what good things batteries are made out of, or how much longer they last, or how less often they can be recharged, batteries can never be as green as mechanical energy. Doubt it? Try this… a remote control that doesn’t need a battery and works on the quiver of your hand.

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Schlage LiNK is the answer that most home owners would be searching for, when they leave their houses unattended. The system allows the owner to control the house’s thermostat, camera, security, door locks, and other such systems through a web based interface.

If you are the owner, you could even control the lights, the locks and [...]

There are certain things in life that get hard only when they need to be used and remain flaccid when not in use. With that in mind, there is a remote control designed by Panasonic which works on the same principle.
The more you manipulate the remote with your hands, the harder and more rigid it [...]

Your wife, and most probably your mom, is still quite fond of telling you that the reason why you’re adding the lovely few pounds around your waist is because of a combination of watching too much television and hating exercise. She probably loves telling you not to use the remote and to jog on spot [...]

Remotes have always been rectangular in shape, no matter what the technology used have been. The remotes could be touchscreen, digital, small, thin, handy and what not, but it still would be rectangular and boring. Rosie Contemporary Remote is designed like a candy dish and you can operate it with your thumb just like you [...]