iPhone and the iPod Touch are few of the popular gadgets that will always get some accessories that turn them into a universal remote control for your home AV or automation system. Apart from what we’ve seen, New Potato Technologies has also announced their FLPR universal remote control, which works as dock-connecting infrared accessory that turns the iPhone or iPod Touch into a universal remote control to control any IR remote-controlled devices.
The FLPR universal remote control on your iPhone/iPod Touch requires to pair with the company’s free FLPR application, which you can download from iTunes and install on your Apple gadgets. The features include pre-programmed database of 14,000 remote control codes, customizable skins and icons, and support for a wide range of IR devices including your TVs, DVD/CD players, set-top/cable boxes, and even other home lighting and automation systems.
The application on the iPhone has the ability to learn the remote codes from the existing remote controls, and it allows you to create custom codes or macro sequences that perform functions across multiple devices. The FLPR universal remote control is now available now and priced around $80. Once you have it, you can replace all other remote controls you have by using a little iPhone or iPod Touch only.
Buy online, $80, Newpotatotech
via ilounge
March 17th, 2010 at 9:24 am
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