Tag: Remote control
Review: British Gas Hive remote control heating and hot water system
Name: British Gas Hive Active Heating Type: Remote heating control and hot water system Specifications: Click here for full specs Price as reviewed: £199.99 (£159.99 without installation) British Gas has come up with a new system to control your…
Sonos introduces wireless PLAYBAR solution for £599
Sonos has introduced a device that turns its existing kit into a wireless surround system. Called the PLAYBAR, this wireless audio system can stream music from any source. Either it can lie flat on the TV stand or rotate for…
CES 2011 – Griffin kills the remote with the Beacon
Some rather cool iPad software (and device) from Griffin that turns your tablet into a remote contol. The interface looks very easy and it seems simple to add devices. It can cope with Macros (one flick turns the TV…
VIDEO: If Blue Peter made a DIY Mario Kart track…
Got a few bottles of poster paint, some PVA glue and a couple of empty yoghurt pots lying around? Then why not get a bit crafty and try to make your own Mario Kart racing course like the one…
The Remote Control Turns 60
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the remote control. A device that when were not searching for it, we are fighting over it. To celebrate the anniversary of the remote, Logitech commissioned a study to understand just how…
Energy-efficient lightbulbs causing TV channel change chaos … sort of
Got a TV that's been acting a little erratically recently? Try checking any nearby energy-efficient lightbulbs, as some are reporting that they are causing their TVs to change channel and switch themselves off seemingly at random. Take the case of…
Google Android TV on the way from Google, Intel and Sony
Google are looking to enter the market of televisions, with a new internet enabled TV jointly developed by themselves, Sony and Intel. While many households have yet to buy into internet connected TVs, Google believe there are big bucks to…
US Army creates cyborg beetles to fight future wars
The University of California is undertaking research, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, that will allow the creation of remote-controlled beetles. The beetles remain alive, but unable to control their bodies as the chips take control of their wing muscles via their optic nerve.
I don’t know what it is about this story that terrifies me most. It could be the fact that beetles are so easy to mind-control that you can just stick a chip on them and they’ll do your bidding. It could be that it would be incredibly cheap and easy to build a vast cloud of evil cyborg beetles and send them at your foes.
I might even be that there’s these poor beetles in California, alive, and unable to do anything but passively observe the remainder of their pitiful existence as their muscles spasm upon commands from military generals. I think it’s a combination of all three, so how about we end this post right about now, before I start shivering helplessly.
Remote Controlled Beetles (via Hackaday)
More beetle news: Forest fire fighting beetle-like robots in development | Scientists invent human gills after studying beetles
GIANT GADGETS: Remote Control
If I’m honest there’s very little to say about this. It’s a massive remote control. It looks funny. That’s about it. Oh, how massive? 8.26″ wide x 11.69″ tall x 1.35″ thick. Each button is over an inch wide. For comparison, it’s about the same size as a stack of A4 office paper.
Want it to go with your massive telly, massive sofa and massive can of beer? It’ll cost you $28.90 (£20 or so).
Dealextreme (via Technabob)
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Automate your home firework display with Launch Kontrol
Fancy automating your upcoming fireworks display, and reduce the risk of blowing your face off because you just had to go back to see why that last rocket didn’t go off? If so, the Launch Kontrol unit could be for you.
Instead of faffing about with matches to light a firework’s fuse, you just attach an E-clip that can be activated by remote control from up to 25 metres away. This E-clip is heated for a fraction of a second, lighting the fuse safely…
