engadget.com - 10/2/2008
—
Panasonic is looking to reinvent the remote control with its EZ Touch Remote prototype that it is showing off here at CEATEC . Rather than rely on a touch-screen interface that forces one to look down at a remote (and away from the object of one's entertainment), the concept puts the visual ...
Comments
Blog Reactions
Unusual remote control
Smart Home Blog —
... Panasonic announced a new concept of its remote control - EZ Touch Remote . It doesn’t look like any other remote control. The idea is do not have any hard key or virtual button on the device itself. Instead of that all information is displayed directly on the controlled TV. The EZ Touch Remote has two touch pads which allow multitouch data entry and zoom manipulation. The EZ Touch Remote doesn’t look handy for me. Not sure that Panasonic’s approach is better then usual remote controls with hard keys or touchscreen. In any case let’s see how fast EZ Touch Remote will be ...
Panasonic EZ Touch Remote Features Dual-Touchpads, Simple But Effective Interface [Ceatec 2008]
Gizmodo —
... Users keep their eyes on the TV and have their finger motions tracked by an on-screen “virtual thumb.” The remote can also sense left- or right-handed users and utilize multitouch data entry, zoom, and quick scroll. Effective and it won't scare away your less-than-technologically-adept grandmother. Unfortunately, Panasonic didn't give a release date for the gizmo or comment on whether it will ever be mass produced. [Engadget] ...
Related Content
Wind-up Remote Control - EZ Power
ethicalsuperstore.com 12/29/2008 — This wind up remote control is simple to set up and could be controlling your appliances two minutes after you pry it from its packaging. (I know that sounds like marketing spiel but it really is that easy!) Having tested this product at home and ...
Single Button Remote Concept
ubergizmo.com 10/9/2008 —
Against all conventional wisdom, Brian Garret Schuur has come up with a TV remote concept known as the Single Button Remote, which is capable of manipulating the channel and volume levels, pause, play, record, and power. No idea how a single ...
G1 Multitouch Proof-of-Concept Video
ryebrye.com 11/23/2008 — Last night, I hacked together a quick proof-of-concept video to show those who aren’t inclined to read the debug logs the multitouch capabilities of the G1.
Rather than go the proper route, where the multiple finger events would get pushed up ...
TightVNC: Quick-and-Dirty Remote Control
webworkerdaily.com 10/2/2008 — Nothing is worse than arriving at a remote destination, turning on your computer, and finding out that you left something critical back at home. That’s where remote control software comes in, and I’ve previously covered a few of the best ...
Follow TechBlips on Twitter
