remote control freaks a.k.a couch potato
Check out these remote devices, from the TV clicker to the fridge.
By Stephen F. Milioti
It's a remote-control kinda world out there. Busy folks, whether at work or at home, are choosing more and more often to point and click. From the kitchen to the office to a quiet evening watching television in bed, here are the hottest new things out there in Remote Land.
Starting from the top: The Samsung HomePAD refrigerator ($8,000; www.samsungusa.com) transforms the kitchen into the most interactive area of the house—which makes sense, as it is often the place people gravitate to. A Web tablet of sorts right on the fridge's front surface, controlled by a series of color-coded buttons, offers many of the functions your fancy laptop does, including Internet access, television and digital photo-album capabilities, an alarm, and a datebook. You can even change the refrigerator's interior temperature remotely, should you be vacationing in Paris and wondering if the ice cream might be going soft. Oh, and, like other refrigerators, it also holds food!
Moving from the kitchen to the family room: If you're suffering from Scattered Remote Control Syndrome—whereby all your remotes, including the one from your old 1979 Panasonic TV that's now landfill, are strewn around your living room—you might want to toss them out and get a Sony AV3000 Universal Remote Control ($199.99; www.sonystyle.com). It directs a wide range of devices, from televisions to stereos, at the touch of a button. (Its large, easy-to-read LCD touch keys are an added bonus.) It also boasts a clock and timer function, programmable menu control, and—a personal favorite (thanks to how it's listed on the Sony Web site)—"non-volatile memory backup."
Those who prefer their technology to be positively tiny will absolutely love this: The Bose family of Acoustic Wave music products, including the Bose Acoustic Wave music system and the Bose Wave radio/CD (www.bose.com), all come with a thin, credit-card-size remote control—one of the smallest on the market. It's also one of the easiest to use; you can pump up the volume or change stations from clear across the room, with a light touch.
If you're used to having all these remotes at your disposal at home, you might want to persuade your office manager to order you one at work, namely Interlink Electronics' new RemotePoint Presenter ($199; 800-340-1331; www.interlinkelectronics.com). Its slick, shiny metal surface looks great, and its patented ClickTrigger button provides "mouse" control for on-screen presentations involving the Internet, spreadsheets, and many other types of software. But what really sets it apart from the wireless pack is its ability to save your presentation—with 32 megabytes of built-in storage—so it's handy and ready to go when you're traveling on business.
Check out these remote devices, from the TV clicker to the fridge.
By Stephen F. Milioti
It's a remote-control kinda world out there. Busy folks, whether at work or at home, are choosing more and more often to point and click. From the kitchen to the office to a quiet evening watching television in bed, here are the hottest new things out there in Remote Land.
Starting from the top: The Samsung HomePAD refrigerator ($8,000; www.samsungusa.com) transforms the kitchen into the most interactive area of the house—which makes sense, as it is often the place people gravitate to. A Web tablet of sorts right on the fridge's front surface, controlled by a series of color-coded buttons, offers many of the functions your fancy laptop does, including Internet access, television and digital photo-album capabilities, an alarm, and a datebook. You can even change the refrigerator's interior temperature remotely, should you be vacationing in Paris and wondering if the ice cream might be going soft. Oh, and, like other refrigerators, it also holds food!
Moving from the kitchen to the family room: If you're suffering from Scattered Remote Control Syndrome—whereby all your remotes, including the one from your old 1979 Panasonic TV that's now landfill, are strewn around your living room—you might want to toss them out and get a Sony AV3000 Universal Remote Control ($199.99; www.sonystyle.com). It directs a wide range of devices, from televisions to stereos, at the touch of a button. (Its large, easy-to-read LCD touch keys are an added bonus.) It also boasts a clock and timer function, programmable menu control, and—a personal favorite (thanks to how it's listed on the Sony Web site)—"non-volatile memory backup."
Those who prefer their technology to be positively tiny will absolutely love this: The Bose family of Acoustic Wave music products, including the Bose Acoustic Wave music system and the Bose Wave radio/CD (www.bose.com), all come with a thin, credit-card-size remote control—one of the smallest on the market. It's also one of the easiest to use; you can pump up the volume or change stations from clear across the room, with a light touch.
If you're used to having all these remotes at your disposal at home, you might want to persuade your office manager to order you one at work, namely Interlink Electronics' new RemotePoint Presenter ($199; 800-340-1331; www.interlinkelectronics.com). Its slick, shiny metal surface looks great, and its patented ClickTrigger button provides "mouse" control for on-screen presentations involving the Internet, spreadsheets, and many other types of software. But what really sets it apart from the wireless pack is its ability to save your presentation—with 32 megabytes of built-in storage—so it's handy and ready to go when you're traveling on business.
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