World's First Android Universal Remote Control Commercial Product Introduced

[dgstorm]

A Korean company named, Conspin, have just officially introduced a pretty nifty looking product. It is called the ANDI-ONE, and it is the world's first commercially available Android-based universal remote control. The ANDI-ONE is a universal remote with full IR, RF, and WiFi functionality, that uses a touch-screen with the Android 2.1 OS. Furthermore, with the ANDI-ONE you immediately have access to over 10,000 devices to program it with, since it is always connected to your WiFi internet. Here's a list of additional features:

• Group devices by room
• Set up traditional macros (to control multiple devices simultaneously)
• Download program guides from your service provider
• Search for specific shows or movies
• The device will remember the past 20 activities
• Its charging cradle is IPhone and IPad compatible (ironically)
• 3W x 2 channel speakers
• HDMI output
• 3.5-inch 320×480 capacitive touch screen
• Dedicated volume and channel buttons
• 4 traditional Android hot keys (menu, back, home, search)
• Android 2.1 with access to the Android market to install apps
• 2GB of flash memory and supports up to an additional 32GB with a micro SD card.

The ANDI-ONE will retail for $349 bucks, although it's possible to find it online for a bit cheaper. This baby is really tempting...

What do you guys think?

Source: TalkAndroid and Conspin

[phillycodehound]

Here's the thing. Would you have to buy hardware to use it. Most Android phones and devices don't have IR they are Wifi and if it's wifi there needs to me a receiver somewhere.

[Dorian]

The base is the IR transmitter. I'm guessing that the base has a web interface with a control app that works over WiFi.

BUT... for $349 I'd rather get up and change the channel myself everytime. $349 is insane.

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[danDroid]

$349, you can buy another TV for that

[Dorian]

$349, you can buy another TV for that

Exactly!