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iPhone-based Remote Controls Review This is a weird review. We are looking at iPhone-based remote controls. Some may not even look like remote controls, but they are. So for this video, we're not reviewing a product, but a genre.

Sunfire Universal Subwoofer Wireless Kit First Look The Sunfire Universal Subwoofer Wireless Kit costs $80 each for the transmitter and receiver and has the ability to pair two receivers with a single transmitter. Color us intrigued.

ELAN "Killer Combo" Home Control Solution First Look The ELAN "Killer Combo" of the HR2 remote and HC4 Media Controller is a home control system and it runs only $1860. ELAN looks to make you a customer with this deal. Will it work?

Peel iPhone, iPod, iPad Remote Control Review I've witnessed many advanced devices in the audio-video world. Peel is a new company with an iPhone, iPod, iPad-based remote control system that revolutionizes the way you'll want to watch TV.

Universal Remote Control RF20 Preview with MRF100B Universal Remote's RF20 is one of the solutions for basic home control. Now there are several things that make this remote stand out, but the most visual thing is that it has a backlit LCD screen

Denon Remote Control App for '11 Series First Look The Denon app is free and it works over your network but it has only very basic functionality at this time. If you have a AVR-4311CI, AVR-A100, AVR-3311CI, or AVR-991, download it now.

Philips Pronto TSW9500 In-wall Control Panel First Look Philips Pronto previewed its new TSW9500 in-wall control panel. The TSW9500 is the first in-wall solution offered by Pronto and has been designed to utilize the same configurations of prior remotes.

NextGen Remote Extender Genius Review NextGen is shipping their remote Extender Genius, an upgrade over their original Remote Control extender that offers all the reliability of their original extender, plus allows for expanded control.

Hotech VoiceMe II Home Control System First Look When we saw what Hotech's VoiceMe II could do, we were understandably excited. VoiceMe II is a voice-activated and controlled universal remote that emits IR to all the AV products in your room.

Sanus ELM501 IR Repeater Kit First Look With the Sanus ELM501 IR Repeater Kit we really like the holster idea of the for the IR blasters, the discrete tabletop and hole mounting options, and the filters for sunlight and plasma TVs.