Voice Controlled TV Remote
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Posted by: KillJoy - April 4, 2005 07:54 PM
The Promptu is the first voice controlled remote control (seems redundant) for your TV. According to the Web site you can use your voice to do things like:
- Change the channel
- Surf categories
- Search by sports team or favorite actors
Anyone who has ever used a universal remote knows that the power isn't in how you use it's features, it's the feature set itself, and most universal remotes are extremely lacking in that area. Sure, if you want to change the channel or the volume they got you covered. However, if you want to change the picture-in-picture position or other features your TV supports you are forced to find your original remote(s). Still, this could be the brass ring of remotes...we will keep the radar on it.
