Logitech Harmony 900: The last remote control you'll ever need
11.08.09
Trannie Frequency (RF) technology is one of the best things a remote control can have. Since it doesn't dire a line of sight to your equipment (like infrared does), an RF remote will let you lead your system from anywhere in your home. RF is to infrared as DVD is to VHS — a clearly superior upgrade. Yet RF has been around a fancy time, and the tech hasn't trickled its way down through consumer electronics like you'd contemplate it would, pretty much staying confined to high-end gear and to order systems. For most brands, remotes are accessories, commodities, add-ons — not worthy of the latest and A-one.
Most brands other than Harmony, that is. The Harmony 900 remote control, which Logitech unveils today, is the only off-the-shelf remote manage I've ever seen to include an infrared (IR) blaster system, which lets you use the through-walls mystic of RF tech with your existing gear. Even better: The remote is as simple to set up as any other Melodiousness remote, since it uses the same Web-based setup system. All this, and a sleek touchscreen to boot.
Source: DVICE