remote control

News.blog: Apple TV gets Wiimote tech?

News The research, reportedly outlined in a November 2006 patent filing disclosed last week, describes a device that would work similarly to the Nintendo Wii controller "in videogames to position a user's character or to otherwise track the movement of...

Tags: apple, products, remote control, controller

12 May 2008, 9:24

BD Live coming on PS3 update

News Play setting will allow the PSP to be used as a remote control for music played on the PS3. DivX and WMV format videos over 2GB in size will now be playable, and 'Mosquito Noise Reduction' will be added as an AV setting in the control panel for...

Tags: psp, title, disc, enhance

20 March 2008, 15:56

Photos: A winner's preview of CES

News The remote-control robot was first introduced in September at the Digital Life Show here in New York. The chair is designed to respond to the actions of the control stick in real time and can be used with flight-simulation software sold separately.

Tags: speech, hands, bluetooth, electronics

15 November 2007, 9:29

Photos: Fighting crime with 'nonlethal' tech

News One example of that sort of gadgetry comes from the realm of defense contractors: the so-called Active Denial System, which is designed for crowd-control situations -- people on the receiving end feel an intense, but fleeting, sensation of heat.

Tags: law, station, wave, ground

31 October 2007, 9:51

Photos: The practical robots

News PackBot to create what Angle said is "a mini remote-control tank". While still essentially a remote-control device of sorts, the While it looks neat, the robot is more or less a home-helping tool that works by remote control.

28 September 2007, 10:18

GP surgeries enlist digital TV receptionists

News The booking service gives patients access to their GP's appointment book by pushing a few buttons on their digital remote control or mobile. More than 1,100 of the UK's GP surgeries can now offer patients the ability to amend, book and cancel...

24 July 2007, 9:03

Is the Game Developers' Conference the new E3?

News And in that context, the theme of this year's GDC is 'taking control'. First, it's a literal reference to the new era of game console input devices, such as the Wii remote and the PS3's Sixaxis motion-sensitive controller.

5 March 2007, 9:53

Photos: The pigeon as cyborg

News Scientists from the Robot Research Center at the Shandong University of Science and Technology in Qingdao, China, performed the work, which enables them to direct the pigeon's flight (take off, hover, fly forward, turn right or left) by remote...

1 March 2007, 10:14

Apple TV set to rule the roost?

News The G5 allows users to back up and access music, DVD movies, photos and television programmes via a remote hand control. Like the iMac G5, the HomeServer will be able to back up and play a variety of media and is controlled via a remote handset.

16 January 2007, 9:55

Photos: Sling shows off at CES

News Considered the top-of-the-line SlingBox, the Pro model allows control of up to four separate AV devices, up to 1080i on the optional HD component, a built-in cable tuner and 8Mbps on a user's home network.

11 January 2007, 11:05

HP releases touchscreen Vista PCs

News It has a 19-inch widescreen with adjustable touchscreen display, Vista remote control and personal video recorder with HD and SD TV programming. The HP Pavilion tx1000 Entertainment Notebook PC features a touchscreen display, built-in miniature...

10 January 2007, 10:38

Photos: Up close with the iPhone and Apple TV

News This press photo from Apple shows Apple TV and the small remote control that comes with it. A close-up of Apple's new iPhone, which has iPod, mobile phone and wireless Internet functionality. Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET News.com

Tags: apple, displays, press, iphone

10 January 2007, 9:54

Apple unveils device to link PC to TV

News The Apple TV interface is controlled by a small, white remote control with few buttons and resembles the iPod navigation tree. Apple thinks it's come up with the missing link between the PC and the television.

10 January 2007, 9:35

Gates brings it home for Microsoft

News The remote-control-based entertainment software will add new channels from Nickelodeon, Fox Sports and Showtime. Gates said that the home server will link up information stored on PCs, Xboxes, the Zune and even allow remote access for when you are...

8 January 2007, 11:00

Is the Wiimote violating a patent?

News Nintendo of America has been sued by Interlink Electronics over alleged patent infringement in its Wii console's remote control. Interlink, a Los Angeles-based company specialising in remote controls and electronic-signature technology, filed suit...

12 December 2006, 8:39