Puzzle Answer!
It's anagram time! This month you must decode four short anagrams of common remote control terms, then combine the highlighted letters vertically to make a single 4-letter word. If the below worktable does not appear correctly, you must use the fourth letter of the first word, second letter of the second word, fourth letter of the third word and third letter of the fourth word. Hint for the final answer: serial, parallel, USB, firewire...
DAYPEK | K | E | Y | P | A | D | | |
GOGLET | | | T | O | G | G | L | E |
SARCOM | M | A | C | R | O | S | | |
NUTBOT | | B | U | T | T | O | N | |
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The Winners!
Drum roll, please! Remote Central and AVsmarts.com are
pleased to announce the following randomly selected winners:
C. A. from New Jersey, USA has won our grand prize this month, a Philips Pronto TS-1000, with a retail value of $399 USD. The Philips Pronto has swept the remote control world by storm ever since it was released. With a high-resolution LCD touchscreen, nearly unlimited devices, macros and learned signals, the Pronto can control even the most complex of home theater systems. Pair it up with the ProntoEdit software package and you can add your own custom graphical user interface and share your configuration with others on the Internet! There’s lots of information on the Pronto available on Remote Central – be sure to check out our review, Unofficial FAQ, message forum and huge file area.
C. T. from Texas, USA and B. W. from British Columbia, Canada have each won a $199 Crisp Solutions UCommand 616, just released during November. The UC616 is a hot 10-device learning touchscreen remote featuring editable LCD buttons – add, remove, resize, move, relabel right on the remote – light sensor, hard button controls, macros, timers and a lot more! Plus, it’s simple to program with the intuitive design. Want detailed information on this great new product? Check out our complete review!
Continuing on with the touchscreen remote control theme, S. E. from Utah, USA has won our second place prize this month, the very popular Sony RM-AV2100. With its huge blue-backlit LCD touchscreen, capability to control up to 12 devices, 15 macros, full learning on every button, adjustable button macros and a host of other user-friendly features, the RM-AV2100 is one of the best remotes available for $179. Want even more information? Read our full review!
Y. P. from Brussels, Belgium and T. F. from Georgia, USA have each won a $129 Crisp Solutions UCommand 515 remote control. The UC515 features a large, backlit LCD touchscreen display with light sensor, macros on any button, control of up to 8 components and much much more! But what's best is that the UCommand is so easy to program – and even easier to use. Be sure to read our full review of this remote for even more details.
A. H. from New York, USA has won the $59 Zenith ZSD-100 wireless infrared transmitter, which can be used to extend the use of your existing remotes into another room. It is compatible with all standard infrared remote controls and can be used to control any device connected to the receiver. Now you really can take it with you!
Finally, G. C. from California, USA and D. K. from Kansas, USA have each won a Terk VS-4 S-Video selector worth $49. The VS-4 can accept up to four S-Video inputs along with composite video and audio and, via push-buttons, switch between them to a full set of audio and video output jacks. Front panel LEDs are used to indicate the currently selected video source. You’ll also find a 3.5mm headphone jack on the front of the unit. A great accessory for console video games!
All winners have already been contacted by email and informed of their prizes.
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