Apple has been granted a patent (via AppleInsider) for a wireless iPhone camera remote control, which has a built-in display for previewing and reviewing photos, and shutter buttons for both still and movies, as well as a way to switch camera modes remotely and full media playback controls. The device would connect to an iPhone or other mobile iOS device via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. The camera could… Read More
If there ever was a need for the world to know that selfies are here to stay, the most recent Academy Awards ceremony would be the ideal place to start. What has been deemed to be the most tweeted image ever with a gaggle of Hollywood stars in the selfie captured by a Samsung device depicted one major drawback – unless you are Mr. Fantastic, Reed Richards himself, you would be hard pressed to get a whole bunch of folks in the same photo without extra help such as a wide angle lens accessory. Alternatively, there is the $19.99 Wireless Selfie iPhone Remote.
The Wireless Selfie iPhone Remote pretty much sums up what it is capable of, albeit on an iPhone instead of an Android-powered device. With this accessory for your iPhone, you are able to snap photos from up to 10 feet away using a remote control. It is a snap to use, and will play nice with all iPhones and iPads that run on iOS 5.0 or newer. All that you need to do would be to plug the transmitter to the 3.5mm audio jack, place the iOS-powered device in a safe and yet strategic location, and press the aperture-like button on the remote. Voila! You end up with great looking selfies without breaking a sweat.
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It was just yesterday when we talked about the very real possibility of the Xbox One Media Remote launching later this week, and we are pleased as punch to report that there is no need to wait all that long, as Microsoft has already officially announced the Xbox One Media Remote, in addition to it being released on a global scale some time early next month. Folks living in the U.S. will have to fork out $24.99 a pop for this particular peripheral if they are interested. According to Microsoft, the Xbox One Media Remote would arrive in a soft, silicone finish – hopefully this means there would be no worries about grime, sweat and dirt from your hands getting smeared all over the place on it.
Xbox One Media Remote Announced original content from Ubergizmo. 
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If you’re an iTunes Radio listener, you might be interested to learn that Apple has recently released an update for its Remote app which will now allow iTunes Radio listeners to control playback through their smartphone/tablet when listening to the service on their Mac or PC. Previously the app was limited to just controller iTunes on the computer, as well as being used to navigate the Apple T V UI. The app is free for download for those who are interested, hit up the iTunes App Store for the download.
The Remote app was released many years ago, but it was only recently that Apple has given the app a much-needed update in terms of the visuals department. The app has since been redesigned to go with the look and feel of iOS 7, which has a cleaner and more minimalist design. Some criticize the new look of iOS 7, but at the same time there are just as many iOS users who claim that it is about time Apple did something with its UI, at least compared to the likes of Android whose look has been constantly evolving over the years.
Remote App For iOS Updated With iTunes Radio Support original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Working from home took a hit earlier in the year when Marissa Mayer decided that all Yahoo employees would need to start working from a company office. The changes at Yahoo were then followed by Best Buy who similarly, pulled remote workers back into an office setting. There has been plenty of back and forth […]
If you like to watch TV in the dark, you have probably lost you remote more than a few times and had trouble finding it again. I know it seems like every time the remote slips off the arm of my couch, it ends up as far under the couch as it can go. It’s […]
All roads lead to Rome, or so the old saying goes. But what happens when you have just one route to a particular area? Why, others will either take that very same route, while the more creative and enterprising ones would create a new route. Microsoft intends to offer Xbox One owners a way to control this next generation console with the included controller as well as Kinect sensor, but other couch potatoes might want to try something different – including adding more functionality to their pricey Harmony universal remote controls from Logitech. Good news then, as you do not need to take a crash course on programming or hacking your Logitech Harmony remote, since Logitech has already confirmed that they are working to ensure the Harmony range of remotes will play nice with the Xbox One console upon release.
A statement by a Logitech PR representative reads as follows, “We are working directly with the Xbox team at (Microsoft) to have Harmony support on Day 1 of Xbox One launch.” Do keep your fingers crossed that this would translate to owners of the remotes which are priced between $80 and $350, will be able to be an alternative in controlling the Xbox One’s interface.
Logitech Harmony Remotes To Receive Xbox One Launch Support original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Audiovox has announced a new spherical remote shutter control designed specifically for smartphone cameras. The remote control is called the ShutterBall and works with several the most popular smartphones on the market. The goal of the ShutterBall is to make it easy for users to take self-portraits using their smartphone. The round ball is designed […]
Yesterday we reported that due to a sighting on the Colombian iTunes App Store, it was hinted that a redesigned Remote app would be released in the near future. Well the good news for those who are heavy users of the Remote app, you’ll be pleased to learn that the app has since been updated and released. If you have disabled automatic app updates, you will need to hit up the iTunes App Store to manually download the app yourself.
Unfortunately apart from the redesign, it does not appear that Apple has made any major changes to the app, at least not based on its changelog which reads, “This version of Remote has been completely redesigned for iOS 7 and adds support for iTunes 11.1.” We guess those who are particular about consistency, this update should bring the app in line with iOS 7’s design, doing away with the old buttons and gradients in favor of a more “flat” and whiter theme.
For those unfamiliar with the Remote app, it allows iOS users to control their Apple TV and iTunes library remotely as long as all devices are connected to the same WiFi network. Users will be able to pause/play songs/videos, adjust volume, and skip ahead all from the app itself. The app is a free download so if you’d like to check it out, hit up the iTunes App Store for the download.
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This article was written on April 24, 2012 by CyberNet.
If you’re trying to treat your XBMC install like a settop box there is no doubt that you’ll want to get a remote control working with it. Unfortunately, in a lot of cases it’s not as simple as just plugging in a USB IR receiver and using a remote that was made for the computer. There is a rather extensive wiki page that lists many of the remotes that have been tested and found working, but I wanted to focus on the two that I use.
One thing I wanted to point out right away is that you don’t want to test whether a remote control is working through a Remote Desktop (RDP) session. That may be tempting if you are trying to remotely configure a box, but the output of the remote won’t be reflected on the screen when using RDP.
This makes sense if you think about it. With RDP, any locally attached input devices (keyboard, mouse, etc…) are all rendered useless. A remote control is just considered another input device, and trying to troubleshoot through RDP may leave you frustrated and wondering why it’s not working.
I’m not going to go too in-depth about the receiver since I already covered it in my hardware guide, but the important thing is for you to have an RC6-compatible IR receiver to have the best chance of getting a remote control working in Windows. You can take a look at the HP IR Receiver I chose back in my hardware guide.
Generally getting your remote to work can take quite a bit of time, but one developer has really tried to streamline the whole process. Jump on over to the XBMCCustomregis page to see what I’m talking about. From there you can grab the setup file which will make a specific change to the Registry, and will then copy over a lengthy pre-configured Keyboard.xml file to your XBMC profile.
If you don’t trust what the script is doing you can go ahead and run through the settings manually as well. It’s not that hard, but the setup utility is just there to try and eliminate any potential errors.
After you’ve run through the setup you’ll have to switch to XBMC and go to Settings -> System -> Input Devices and turn on the Remote Control Sends Keyboard Presses option.
Since I previously used my Xbox 360 as a Windows Media Center Extender I already had one of the Xbox 360 Universal Media Remotes. It is a pretty nice remote, and since I was trying to save some money I wanted to get by with that. There is just a couple of minor Registry changes that need to be made that aren’t covered by running the XBMCCustomregis mentioned above.
In the Windows Registry navigate to the following section:
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
>> SYSTEM
>>> CurrentControlSet
>>>> Services
>>>>> HidIr
>>>>>> Remotes
>>>>>>> 745a17a0-74d3-11d0-b6fe-00a0c90f57da
And then make these changes:
Just reboot your computer and you should be ready to go. Everything should work on the remote now, but the volume button will still be tied to the TV due to the way Microsoft designed the remote. Lucky for me that’s what I wanted anyway.
Thanks to the XBMCCustomregis script, getting your Logitech Harmony Remote working with XBMC is pretty painless. All you have to do is add a new device from the Harmony Remote Software and select Computer for the type of device, Microsoft for the manufacturer, and type Media Center SE for the model.
From there you should be able to set this up and configure your activities to control the XBMC. You’ll be able to control all aspects of XBMC as well as sleeping/waking the PC.
Want to dig a little deeper? You can customize what happens when any keyboard shortcut is executed. The file you need to edit is the Keyboard.xml which is located in %appdata%\XBMC\userdata\keymaps\. If the file doesn’t exist you’ll want to create it, but if you ran through the XBMCCustomregis script that should have already added a very extensive keyboard configuration file.
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