News tagged with remote control
Hovering drone draws rave reviews at CES
Hovering silently a few feet off the ground it looks like a flying saucer out of a Steven Spielberg film.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 06, 2010 |
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The goal of robot hockey: to become better engineers (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- It may be a long time before we see robots shooting pucks and making saves in professional hockey, but second-year mechanical engineering students at the University of Alberta put some pretty ...
Nov 26, 2009 |
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Many Britons too lazy to change TV channel: poll
Britons are so lazy that one in six cannot be bothered to change television channel if the remote control is not working, according to a study Monday.
Aug 10, 2009 |
4.3 / 5 (3) |
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TV remotes to undergo big change
In 1955, Zenith introduced the first wireless TV remote control, the Flash-Matic, followed a year later by the Space Command.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 01, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
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Videogames delivering workouts along with fun
Videogame lovers are being coaxed off couches as the industry sprints ahead with a trend toward fitness titles and motion-sensing controllers.
Jun 05, 2009 |
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A (virtual) smart home controlled by your thoughts
Light switches, TV remote controls and even house keys could become a thing of the past thanks to brain-computer interface (BCI) technology being developed in Europe that lets users perform everyday tasks ...
May 11, 2009 |
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So many passwords, so little memory
How many keys are on your keychain? I just looked at mine and counted nine keys. And that's not counting the bulky little remote control key fob that locks and unlocks my car. I've tried to consolidate my keys by making one ...
Apr 15, 2009 |
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RF remote control is a superior alternative to infrared control
The ZigBee Alliance and the RF4CE Consortium, founded by Panasonic, Philips Electronics, Samsung Electronics and Sony have reached an agreement to deliver a standardized specification for radio frequency-based (RF) remote ...
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Control all your computers from one iPhone
I've gone on record defining the iPhone to really be a mobile computer that can also make cell phone calls. It uses OS X, the Macintosh operating system to run software such as productivity, game, Internet applications and ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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