Thanks for the info. I have a blumoo and a Flirc dongel but I could never get to work on the PS3. You are right about the Ipad option.
It does get old fast. I would like to have a remote. The PS3 I use it more for movies than gaming. I also have a Amazon Dot. I don't really care about the voice commands but whatever I get if it has that feature I would at least try it. The priority is getting all of gear on one remote.