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SIMI VALLEY, Calif., March 16 /PRNewswire/ -- i-Got-it Corp. announces the launch and immediate availability of i-Got-Control, a plug-and-play accessory that turns an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad into a universal remote, allowing the user to control virtually any infrared device -- TVs, stereo systems and more -- at home or on the go. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100316/LA71117) Boasting an industry-leading database of more than 40,000 IR codes for consumer electronic...

CRISTAL is a project that is hoping to capture the use of two living room fixtures: the coffee table and the remote control.CRISTAL, which stands for Control of Remotely Interfaced Systems using Touch-based Actions in Living spaces, is part of a project being developed by Stacey Scott, assistant professor at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and colleagues. CRISTAL aims to combine the plethora of remote controls used by modern media consumers with their coffee tables, making the...

Movea, Inc., the leader in motion-sensing technology for digital media, today announced the retail availability of its new Gyration Air Music Remote with MotionSense technology. The Air Music Remote offers digital media convergence enthusiasts complete control of their home theater systems, bridging the PC-to-TV gap by combining a universal remote control with the functions of a PC mouse. The new remote features a backlit LCD panel that displays music selections from Windows(R) Media Player...

By ERIC BENDEROFF, CHICAGO TRIBUNE Sometimes you have to wonder whether adding another gadget to one's ever-expanding digital toolbox is necessary. That occurred to me as I updated my Facebook "status" with a new remote control for my TV. Yet, if there ever was a product that understands what American men want, it was in my hand: the ESPN Ultimate Remote, an all-in- one gadget that channel surfs while surfing the Web. Do I really need this? Of course not, but having a device as close as...