Wednesday, April 23, 2003

I've always thought that those universal remote controls were a good idea but I'd never buy one, well Phillips seem to know my weakness for gadgets and have created the ultimate remote, ladies and gentlemen the iPronto. It works on any device that uses Infa Red for control and is also a wireless internet browser and an electronic program guide. The device also has a built-in microphone and stereo speakers which Philips says will allow users to listen to MP3s streamed from the Internet. You can set up 8 different layouts which can be toggled between, each having up to 4 applications running quarter or fullscreen. The iPronto makes use of a WiFi (802.11b) wireless ethernet connection to download the latest program information, access product databases and connect to the internet. Ultimately you could control everything in your house with one touch screen pad. There is also a software application which allows you to design and create fully customisable interfaces or just download someone else's creation! [ via Jeremy Allaire ]

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