remote control

Dell offers remote control tech support

News Instead of having PC users make calls to support staff over the phone, Dell has launched a new service called DellConnect that will let its support staff take control of a user's PC and solve their technical issues.

22 September 2006, 10:18

Futuristic remote control to arrive in 2007

News Early next year, at least one undisclosed consumer electronics company will release the Loop, a ring-shaped remote control that lets you navigate by pointing at icons on the TV screen, rather than scrolling and clicking through listings.

9 November 2006, 10:32

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, 10:24

Logitech unleashes cordless desktop combos

News It comes in silver-metallic finish with blue accents and features a detached, multipurpose number pad that can act as a remote control. Logitech is also offering a cordless keyboard, the S 510, that includes a remote control for the PC and other...

17 August 2005, 10:12

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.

Tags: story, commands, domain, remotely

28 September 2007, 11:18

BT's new Internet repair man

News Alternatively customers can choose a remote service option that will see BT helpdesk staff take control of a user's home PC. Dell launched its own remote-control technology support service earlier this week.

25 September 2006, 10:43

A car alarm for your laptop

News Green has reconfigured Apple's MacBook Pro so the computer's remote control can activate his security system. A part-time software developer from Greenwood, Missouri, Green wrote his program to override the MacBook Pro's remote control, which...

12 April 2006, 10:14

Remote workers cause security headache

News More than half (55 per cent) of the 500 business managers who took part in the poll said mobile and remote working is making it increasingly difficult to control what staff are uploading onto laptops and mobile devices.

6 July 2005, 10:54

Sober.Q spreads hate messages in German and English

News Scott Chasin, chief technology officer at e-mail security specialist MX Logic, said the latest variant of Sober was being uploaded to computers infected by previous variants of Sober, which means the virus authors may have remote control over...

17 May 2005, 10:47

Photos: Reinventing the scroll wheel

News Synaptics is also working on a remote control that features the same scroll wheel for controlling the volume or channel. This concept for a sliding media control would give users a few basic controls they could access while the laptop was either...

23 August 2006, 11:01

Photos: Top ten portable speaker systems

News Strengths: Travel-friendly folding design; built-in rechargeable battery; includes travel pouch, wall charger and remote control; great sound; acts as an iPod charger when plugged in; line-in port for non-iPod MP3 players.

12 July 2006, 17:18

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

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...

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20 March 2008, 15:56

Nintendo unveils Revolution controller

News The unit basically looks like a slim, ergonomic television remote control that's about as long as a hand. Whether a player uses the pointer mechanic to actively control onscreen action or uses two hands to take advantage of attachments, the...

16 September 2005, 10:59

FAQ: How do I run Windows on my Mac?

News These include the Apple Remote Control, Bluetooth Apple Wireless keyboard and mouse, Apple USB Modem, the MacBook Pro's sudden motion sensor and ambient light sensor, and the built-in iSight camera. After installing Windows XP on the Mac, you can...

6 April 2006, 11:51