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Finally a use for PlayBook: Tab bodged into Windows, PS3 remote - Register

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:29:44 GMT

By Bill Ray • Get more from this author The updated OS pushed out to PlayBooks yesterday can turn a BlackBerry handset into a remote control for Windows 7, or even Android, thanks to the wonders of Bluetooth. The feature was spotted by the chaps over ...

Google patents Siri-like voice controls for Google TV using Android phones ... -

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:36:52 GMT

By Sean Portnoy | February 22, 2012, 4:28am PST Summary: Not to be outdone by the rumors that Apple's iTV will (eventually) arrive with a built-in Siri of its own, Google has filed for a patent for a voice-based remote control that would tie into ...

Get a Logitech Harmony One remote for $99.99 - CNET

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:17:18 GMT

My Logitech Harmony One remote control has outlasted two TVs and one DVR. After a good three years of use, I can say without a doubt that it's my favorite clicker ever. CNET agrees with me, calling it "arguably the best consumer remote control ...

iPhone/Android App News: Clik streams YouTube to new screen - T3

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:11:23 GMT

Clik is a new second screen app which turns your smartphone into a YouTube remote which can sent videos to any web-connected screen. A new application for Android and iOS devices allows you to use your smartphone as a remote control in order to stream ...

First Responders Can Go to the Extreme and Still Stay Connected - MarketWatch (p

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:02:04 GMT

Motorola is also expanding its Bluetooth(R) Mission Critical Wireless portfolio with additional earpiece options, a solution compatible with both the APX and Motorola XTS(TM) radio series. -- Designed for extreme environments with exaggerated controls ...

Google Working on Voice-Controlled Television Remote Control - Television Week (

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:06:11 GMT

Google is working on a television remote control that would be activated by voice, allowing consumers to ask the TV to change the channel or seek out a specific program, reports the Los Angeles Times' Technology blog. Google revealed the plans in a ...

Remote control device for opening and closing valves improves safety in the ...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:50:03 GMT

Designed to greatly improve safety in the oil, gas and water industry and domestic environment, the new Radin Radio Valve Controller can be used to remotely open or close valves using a PC or mobile phone. Developed by Radin Radio Controls (designers ...

Remote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug - ReporterNews.com

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:11:48 GMT

WASHINGTON —Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day without them even noticing. Implanted medicine is a hot ...

Remote-controlled chip implant delivers bone drug - Southeast Missourian

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 06:13:11 GMT

WASHINGTON -- Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day without them even noticing. Implanted medicine is a hot ...

Flavour of the season is the SP and not Rahul Gandhi who wants to 'run UP by ...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:08:25 GMT

'You can't run UP by remote control, as claimed by Rahul Gandhi.' Contrasting Rahul Gandhi's aggressive campaigning with his subtle and nonintrusive style, Akhilesh said: 'We believe in working in the background and creating awareness among the new ...

App converts smartphones into remote controls - ITWeb

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:44:25 GMT

But now the technology has been expanded for those with lowly computer screens they want to remotely control– and it's incredibly easy. The way Clik works is simple, Droid Matters notes. Simply head over to ClikThis.com with your desktop browser (or TV ...

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0: Download Available For New OS With Native Email ...

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:09:04 GMT

PlayBook OS 2.0 comes with some much-requested new features, including native support for email, integration of social networks like LinkedIn and Facebook in the Contacts and Calendar apps, and a new remote control feature for BlackBerry Bridge that ...

Able Remote allows voice control for your Google TV - Android Community

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:20:18 GMT

We just announced Google's recent application for a patent to bring voice controls to Google TV. Lo and behold, Able Remote does just that. It essentially turns your Android device into a Google TV remote control. The remote doesn't limit the user to ...

Hammacher Schlemmer Introduces The Upside Down Helicopter - Sacramento Bee

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:26:00 GMT

21, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing its 164-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer introduces The Upside Down Helicopter, a remote controlled helicopter that engages in inverted flying patterns....

Google, Microsoft, Apple and the race to a talking TV - Los Angeles Times

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:40:00 GMT

At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this January, Samsung and LG showed off motion-sensing remote controls that feature built-in microphones for voice search that will arrive in stores later this year. But for now, Google's voice input ...

Meds by remote control - Louisville Courier-Journal

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:10:49 GMT

Lauran Neergaard | Associated Press Medication via remote-control instead of a shot? Scientists implanted microchips in seven women that did just that, oozing out the right dose of a bone-strengthening drug once a day without them even noticing....

IRadimed Launches iMAGOX 2460 MRI Compatible SpO2 Monitor - Medgadget.com

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:29:47 GMT

The iMAGOX has a non-magnetic design with a large display and a fully functional wireless remote control, allowing for safe monitoring of patients from outside the scanner room. The system is intended for use in MRIs with magnet strength from 0.2T to ...

App converts smartphones into remote controls - ITWeb

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 06:41:13 GMT

But now the technology has been expanded for those with lowly computer screens they want to remotely control– and it's incredibly easy. The way Clik works is simple, Droid Matters notes. Simply head over to ClikThis.com with your desktop browser (or TV ...

Wheelchair remote control in mouth - Health24.com

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:07:09 GMT

The newest prototype of the system allows users to wear an unnoticeable dental retainer embedded with sensors to control the system. The sensors track the location of a tiny magnet attached to the tongues of users. In earlier versions of the Tongue ...

How your TV remote control could boost Britain's pension pot - Scotsman

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 02:13:59 GMT

The solution to Britain's pensions crisis could be at the touch of a button of a television remote control, a think-tank has suggested. Technology, such as smartphone apps, ATM machines and TV's red button could be better harnessed to help encourage ...