Turn Your iPhone, iPod Touch Into A Universal Remote Control

Filed in archive Cell Phones , Gadgets , Remote Controls , Television on July 24, 2010

You may keep losing the remote control to your television, but it's almost next to impossible for you to misplace an iPod Touch or (gasp!) an iPhone.

This may be the premise behind NewKinetix's creation of its Rē NK100 IR Accessory. When combined with the Rē Universal Remote Control App, the small gadget, connected to your iPhone or iPod Touch, turns into a universal remote control that, as the name suggests, works on all televisions.

The NewKinetix website sums up the Rē NK100 IR Accessory's capabilities:

"... (The Rē NK100 IR Accessory and Rē Universal Remote Control App) can work in any room of your home. Away from home, the Rē and your iPhone or iPod give you the power to mute the loud TV nobody is watching, or change channels in the break room when the office remote is lost ..."


© NewKinetix



But what if newer television models come out? Will the Rē NK100 IR Accessory work on those as well?

The answer is: the Rē Accessory has an upgradeable IR database - that's on top of the already extensive IR database that the NewKinetix Rē NK100 IR Accessory has. It's compatible with most brands and types of audio-video equipment, including (would you believe it) the PlayStation 3, thanks to the Schmartz wireless hardware.

Here's a list of features for the NewKinetix Rē NK100 IR Accessory:

• Setups for every room


• Built-in, upgradeable IR database


• Auto-dimming with automatic activation


• Activity-based user interface


• Unlimited macro capability


• Customizable remote views


• Learns new keys and devices


• Favorites lists with network logos


• Powerful IR transmitter


• Rē specific timer for sleep control


• Vibrate and volume control specific to the Rē app

Check out where you can buy the NewKinetix Rē NK100 IR Accessory and download the Rē Universal Remote Control App.