If remote controlled helicopters, planes and cars no longer give you a thrill, you should check out the NanoBlimp from Plantraco. This tiny blimp kit comes with a standard party balloon and a gondola that has 3 motors/propellers that you can control for navigation. Also included is a two-stick proportional transmitter/charger and 10 latex balloons. [...]
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One of the common challenges in the living room is to find the remote control. What if we could use our hands to control the TV, then we would always have a remote control in hand. This is the technology that PrimeSense is trying to drive. We know PrimeSense as the technology behind Xbox Kinect. [...]
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Since becoming part of team here at The-Gadgeeter, I’ve had the chance to review some fantastic gadgets. However, this has to be one of the coolest gadgets I’ve ever had the privilege of reviewing. It’s called the Kymera Magic Wand, from The Wand Company, which is a true work of art. Not only does it look [...]
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We’ve seen TV remote controls with touch screens, voice control, and shaped like a magic wand, but I don’t think we’ve ever seen a remote control in a pillow before. The Pillow Remote Control from Brookstone is a soft Brown sofa pillow that can control up to 6 different home theater devices. It has easy [...]
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I had the opportunity to see the Skitterbot in action last February when I attended the International Toy Fair in NYC. The Skitterbot is a small bug shaped robot that is crazy fast. It can travel at one foot per second. You can control the Skitterbot with the 5 function remote that includes controls for [...]
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This past holiday season, my wife and I remodeled our basement putting in a relatively nice media room with fancy in-the-wall speakers, A/V receiver, big LCD TV, Blu-ray player, AppleTV, and Nintendo Wii. All of those components having their own remote which adds up to a fair amount of juggling just to do something as [...]
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You ever wanted an ice-cold beverage but were sitting too comfortably to get up to quench your thirst? This gadget might be the tool that solves just such a dilemma. The RC Cooler InteractiveToy Concepts is a remote-controlled cooler. You might recall that Julie posted a comment on the site about this on 3-Dec-2009. Let’s check [...]
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Hammacher Schlemmer has a voice-activated remote control for many versions of the iPod. The 1.5 X 1.5 X 0.5 inch device plugs into the dock connector of the 1st and 2nd generation touch, 2-4 generation Nano, and many other iPods. (Check Hammacher Schlemmer for a complete listing of compatible iPods.) Clip the remote to your [...]
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How many remote controls do you have for all of your home theater equipment? Do you know how to use all of them? If you’re reading this site, then you probably do But does everyone in your family know how to use them? Do you often hear someone from the living room asking you what [...]
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Remember the tiny Carbon Butterfly R/C plane from Plantraco that I reviewed two years ago? Now they are offering a 1:72nd scale Spitfire radio controlled airplane that has a wingspan of only 6 inches. Too cool!
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Product Requirements: Up to four home theater components, including: Cable (S/A Explorer and other Cable boxes) or Satellite, TV or TV/VCR , VCR or DVD and Audio equipments, and two AA batteries Is your coffee table starting to look like a wasteland of remote controls? Or perhaps your TV remote has been dropped one to [...]
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Product Requirements: Device: Microsoft Windows 98, 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP 1 free USB port Do you feel lost without a remote in your hand? If there was an Olympic event for button pushing, would you win the gold medal? Same here! I’m constantly switching songs on my stereo and have wondered what it might [...]
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Product Requirements: Device: PC with a free serial / COM port Have you ever had the desire to control your WinAmp media player software with an IR remote control like you do your stereo or television? The WinAmp Remote Control from TekGems will allow you to do just that. The WinAmp Remote is actually a [...]
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Program Requirements: Desktop: Windows 98 or Macintosh OS 8.5.1 or later and a USB port Are you a remote control junkie? You know the type, they have about 243 remotes for their TV, VCR, CD player and refrigerator. Ok, maybe they don’t have a remote for their CD player… How about adding another remote [...]
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PC Commander from Concept UK is an infrared module which enables you to control your Windows desktop PC with a regular TV/VCR universal remote control. This small 1.5" x 1" module has an LED to show when it is active and an IR Sensor to receive commands. Attached to the module is a long [...]
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Official Gadgeteer Hands On Review: Program Master by Julie Strietelmeier Last date revised: 03/25/99 Are you a TV freak? A real couch potato? I’m not ashamed to say that I am and when I saw the Program Master from Scottsdale Technologies, I was pretty excited. What is the Program Master? It is a One-Button VCR [...]
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The Tune In! remote control by Beery Systems, Inc. is a universal remote control that can be used to control up to 6 separate devices. It can be used to control TVs, VCRs, cable boxes, DSS/DBS receivers, amplifiers, amp tuners, audio cassettes, CD players, digital audio tape, laser disk players, …well, you get the idea. [...]
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