Huli color-changing lamp hands-on

We’ve a soft spot for color-changing lighting here at SlashGear, not to mention minimalistic design, and the Huli lamp on show at CES 2014 fits the bill on both fronts. … Continue reading

Belkin WeMo LED Lighting Kit takes on hue

Belkin has added to its growing WeMo smart home system with a new LED lightbulb, allowing for remote control of lighting around the home or office from an Android or … Continue reading

Parrot Jumping Sumo leaps its way into stardom at CES 2014

Parrot has done it again, this time with their Jumping Sumo remote device. Unlike the civil drone, the Sumo rolls and tumbles, grabs as it leaps. It’s controlled via an … Continue reading

Orbotix Sphero 2B takes mobile-controlled ball to wheels

This week the folks behind the mobile-controlled sphere toy called Sphero have unveiled a device they call Sphero 2B. This device from Orbitix takes the basics of the Sphero device … Continue reading

Samsung’s Pebble-shaped Smart Control: Easier to Lose Between the Couch Cushions

Samsung is always thinking about style as well as function. Now they have set their sights on the good old remote control. The company’s all new Smart Control will come with Smart TVs that are scheduled to be released this year. It is basically shaped like a pebble.
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This new pebble shape is designed to give you a better grip and it is 80 percent smaller than a regular remote. This small remote also has voice and motion control integration, along with 26 tactile buttons.

So basically they have shrunk the remote and styled it up a bit. Kind of looks like one of those small Star Trek phasers to me. We’ll learn more about Samsung’s new remotes and the TVs that go with them at CES 2014 next week.

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Lumen TL800 Bluetooth Bulb Review

Colorful remote-control lighting isn’t the preserve of the multi-million dollar mansion any more, and Tabu wants to democratize smart home bulbs even further with the Lumen TL800. It’s not the … Continue reading

Samsung Smart Control updates TV remote with motion & mic

Samsung may be saving its big TV news for CES 2014, but it can’t help but squeak out a little about its new Smart Control, a peanut-shaped remote that wants … Continue reading

Gifts for Your Favorite Drone Enthusiast

Gifts for Your Favorite Drone Enthusiast

To a lot of people, drones are those scary things that kill people in Afghanistan. To others, though, they’re a super-fun hobby and even a valuable tool.

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Swann Quad Starship brings RC flight back to basics

Today’s remote control vehicles – like the Swann Quad Starship – aren’t like the simple wired-and-one-way cars of the past. What we’ve got now are machines that do just about anything, controlled with your smartphone or remotely, flying, diving, and driving like mad. The Swan Quad Starship only does a few of these things – […]

LED Blades Turn This RC Toy Helicopter Into an Airborne Messenger

LED Blades Turn This RC Toy Helicopter Into an Airborne Messenger

Sometimes well-placed propaganda is the strongest weapon of all. So the folks at Brando have come across what could be the most dangerous RC toy ever devised, armed with an extra spinning rotor that displays custom messages. Because a foam arrow to the eye doesn’t hurt nearly as much as the revelation that "Jason smells like poop."

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