posted on Thursday, June 05, 2008 11:22 PM
by
thomasswilliams
Remote Controls and Design
I'm the proud owner of a Logitech "Harmony" remote that controls the TV, DVD, and sound system in my lounge room. I'm not surprised at a recent (Logitech-sponsored) European survey that I read about at Jasper van Kuijk's blog which points out:
- in 25% of homes, there is only 1 person who knows how to operate all the technology
- 87% of homes have three or more remote controls
- 49% of homes have five or more remote controls
I can openly say that my Logitech remote was one of the best tech buys I've ever made. It's key feature is that it groups commands around "activities". Click the "Watch a DVD" button and it switches on the DVD player, sets the sound system to input from DVD, and switches the TV on to the right input. Click on the "Watch TV" activity and the TV and sound system are set up correctly. And best of all, click "Off" and whatever is switched on, gets switched off. So easy even the kids can use it!
Tags: design, remote control, logitech