Universal Electroncis Unveils New Remote Control Tech
Universal Electronics announced this weekend that they would debut the next generation of remote GUI at the CEATEC 2009 in Japan.
"New Remote Control Features Available for Demonstration
1. Future of Control Navigation
UEI will be demonstrating the latest navigation developments for control technology (codenamed "Glimmer"), including the ability to use fingertip slide navigation through on-screen lists. A wide variety of actions are available with the slightest finger movements, both sliding and tapping. This reduces the number of buttons on a remote without losing any of its functionality and provides an improved user experience.
Using virtual wheels, sliding moves the on-screen cursor up and down. Sliding is also sensitive to changes in the speed and strength of your touch. The system works with either IR or RF communication, and is designed for low-cost implementations that can be widely deployed with future and legacy equipment and user interfaces.
2. Quickset Revolutionizes Set Up
QuickSet is a built-in application that enables the configuration of universal remotes using a revolutionary new two-way communication protocol to walk users through the set-up process for their devices on-screen.
Note: Onkyo Corporation has announced that they will be the first company to include QuickSet in universal remotes shipping with their new audio-video receivers."
It looks as though the success of Apple's sliding GUI for the iPOD has had some influence here. Hopefully Nevo will include these features on it's next Nevo touch screen based remote controls.
