Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Logitechs Harmony 900 remote controls components behind closed doors


Remember Logitechs Harmony Adapter for PS3? How could you forget, right? Turns out a similar device is shipping alongside the companys fresh Harmony 900 remote, as it seeks to turn RF signals into IR commands that components in your AV rack can understand. The device ships with an IR blaster and two "mini blasters," all of which work together in order to get crucial instructions from your remote to devices neatly hidden behind closed doors. The remote itself packs a full color touchscreen and can pull down codes for over 225,000 devices, and theres also a rechargeable battery and a base station to keep things juiced up when not in use. As with most Harmony remotes, this setup definitely wont run you cheap, with the entire kit getting priced at $399.99 when it ships later this month.

Update: Looks like CNET has a review up, and wed say the bottom line pretty much sums it up: "The Logitech Harmony 900 is, hands down, the best universal remote control weve ever tested."