VIZIO, the brand best known for their LCD televisions, is branching out into other arenas including speakers, headphones, wall mounts and even “electronic cleaning foam”. But of interest to us today is the company’s new XTR100 universal remote with a 3.5" LCD touchscreen. Read more...

GE-slash-Jasco may not be the first brand name that jumps to your mind when thinking of universal remotes, however the “economical” end of the market is huge and they’ve been a strong player for many years. Today at CES they’re introducing a new 6-device hard buttoned remote called the GE 6-in-1 Universal DVR Remote. Read more...

Audiovox, the brand name behind many other brand names, has announced a pair of basic universal remotes at CES 2010. The first is a model from RCA with voice-enabled control, and the second is a One For All with SmartControl. Read more...

Over the past few years, the specialty remote control market has had a number of notable attempts to come up with the perfect “simple” remote. Entrepreneur Dan Pitkow discovered unexpected interest in the remote he had designed for his father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease, and founded Flipper LLC to market his creation. Read more...

Following the recent announcement and availability of the Harmony 900, Logitech has yet another new model up their sleeves: it’s the $149.95 Harmony 700, and it expands the One/900 series into the lower end of the pricing scale. Read more...

If you caught our review last week of the Sony RM-VL610 learning universal remote control, then you’ll know that if you’re a DVR user and have $30 to spend it’s tough to find something better. But what if you only had a budget of $10? Today we look at the 4-device RM-V210 and big buttoned RM-EZ4 models. Read more...

So what can you get for under $30? Today we review Sony's latest universal remote control, the RM-VL610, which offers control of 8 devices, has full infrared code learning, a dozen macros, plus an amazing 63 hard buttons. This just could be the best economical hard buttoned remote for DVR users! Read more...

In advance of the upcoming CEDIA Expo 2009, RTI has released a list of new products that will be shown, along with expected availability dates and prices. Read more...

Universal Remote Control Inc. has announced a new advanced universal remote dubbed the MX-5000, featuring a color LCD touchscreen with tactile feedback, one-handed stick-style design, and sophisticated 2-way communications via WiFi, RF and IR. Read more...

Universal Remote Control has launched three new ZigBee-based devices today at InfoComm 2009: the MX-880Z color LCD remote control, an addressable ZigBee RF basestation, plus a ZigBee-to-RF converter for use with other RF devices. Read more...