Touch Revolution's household Android devices coming this year -- it's Hammer time!

When a former Apple product engineer mixes up some Google-juice with MC Hammer you'd be surprised at what you get. If you guessed a range of household Android devices sporting 4.3- to 10-inch touchscreens, WiFi, and Ethernet connectivity well, that would be weird... but you'd be right. Mark Hamblin, the founder and CEO of Touch Revolution who claims to have worked on the iPhone and iPod touch, breaks down the Touch Revolution product family into three major categories: 1) home control to manage lights, security, heating and ventilation, 2) media control for the TV, stereo, and DVR programming, and 3) home-based smartphones like the NIMble we played with at CES. The first Touch Revolution modules will launch later this year inside a range of devices that can be hand-held, placed on a tabletop, or even embedded in a wall. While not naming names, Hamblin says that the hardware and software will be customized and sold by "companies with major brands" before the end of the year in the "US and elsewhere." As for Hammer, that's hard to say -- but we'd buy pretty much anything he'd like to officially endorse.

[Level 5 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:01AM]

Hammertime Rusko remix FTW! But seriously, an Android media remote would be sweet and all, but I think a way for folks to use their existing Android phones as a remote would be ill. Sucks most TV's and the like don't have bluetooth.

[pvito Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:25AM]

Or wifi for that matter. I love the I can control my Apple TV with my iPhone over wifi. If I could only control my DVR, TV, Stereo, etc. the same way...

[y3knik Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:46AM]

Maybe they could have IR?

Maybe the next Harmony could be based on android, and also have built in BT for PS3's

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:25PM]

Wow! Is MC Hammer is still alive? Those were some good times before bankruptcy. I hope Hammer takes Billy Mays place in the TV sales industry.

[Level 5 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 10:16PM]

y3k - funny story, my old HTC Apache had IR, and there was a WinMo program to use it as a remote. The range on it wasn't even worth the effort, but it did work. It'd be cool to have a normal sized IR xmitter in the phone.

[LAY Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:06AM]

You better put on the Hammer and you will be rewarded?

[3rdsun Posted Jul 23rd 2009 3:46PM]

Mc Hammer giving a demo of Touch Revolution's products :
man: - " Can I see it"
Hammer :- " Can't touch this"!
man:- "Then how does this work"
Hammer :- " Can't touch this"!
man :- "Well I'm leaving"
Hammer :- "Stop Hammer time"

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:10AM]

STOP...










HammerTime

[idlemind1999 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 10:28AM]

I read this like 5 times; each time forgetting how it caught me the time before... and laughing all the way....


thanks.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 11:16AM]

An Idle Mind is a good target for ADHD.

[swimtedswim Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:10AM]

didnt get the connection then...

mchammer, can't touch this, touch

wow oh wow

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:14AM]

The girl in the background looks much more user friendly

[aubreyq Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:29AM]

Dude, I know it's been a while since Engadget has put pictures of hot asian girls, but you're really reaching here. The girl is out of focus; pretty much a blurry cam shot.

[urandom Posted Jul 23rd 2009 11:14AM]

@AJ

And yet, she still manages to look more friendly

[xValentine Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:17AM]

peace yo

[kjb434 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:20AM]

HE HAS A JOB!!!!

Spends all his money in 3, 2, 1....

[Meekermoloko Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:20AM]

Oh my word .... is that???

It is !!!!


That's Bill Brown on the left!!!

[bonaqo Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:24AM]

Chumby + Android + MC Hammer + ???? = PROFIT

[scottypoo Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:34AM]

I wonder... how many other people skipped reading the article and came straight to the comments like me?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:38AM]

I WANT their Nero badgeholders!

[aniym Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:47AM]

WTF is with that guy's teeth? Looks more like a boxer's mouthpiece.

[idlemind1999 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 9:54AM]

....Cant afford this......

[The Dead Marxist Trio Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:25PM]

da-nuh na-nuh, na-nuh, na-nuh


can't afford this-

(repeat)


and therefor, through the transitive properties of gadgets,

Can't... touch... this?

[ustna Posted Jul 23rd 2009 10:00AM]

The Hammer AND Baba-booey!?!?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 10:05AM]

u CAN touch this!

you're welcome.

[bebop Posted Jul 23rd 2009 10:16AM]

MC Hammer managed to do a Tom Jones and stay cool well past his sell-by date. Getting involved in Android touchscreen internet doodads isn't exactly going to harm his street cred...

[mrmarbles5150 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:03PM]

Bill Brown looks like Nemesis on RE3. Yup, defintely.

[idlemind1999 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:20PM]

WOW! I knew Hammer was making a come-back....Using Technology!

And he did was blew Ray.... hey wait a minute.....

[The Dead Marxist Trio Posted Jul 23rd 2009 12:27PM]

You misunderstand. He's making a comeback using technology, but it's not this.
This is just a way to get $$ for the army of parachute-pants robots that eat humans for fuel- which loop 'Can't Touch This' during all the really gory scenes.

I hear M. Bay is directing it after Asteroids.

[drstrange32 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 1:44PM]

Not to go all Euro on y'all, but isn't he throwing the international sign for "piss off"?

[akarol Posted Jul 23rd 2009 1:51PM]

Holy teeth Batman!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 23rd 2009 2:01PM]

first gold pants, then cash4gold.

now android.

whats next? cash4android?

[A7 Posted Jul 23rd 2009 2:33PM]

lolz... I love how MC Hammer's name badge says exactly that :)

this is an epic pic

[Zombie Salus Posted Jul 23rd 2009 4:22PM]

I saw MC Hammer on some video recently talking about his gadgets and how he two-fists his iPhones... Doessheeeven have a real name?

At least it's not Rob VanWinkle.

[Zombie Salus Posted Jul 23rd 2009 4:23PM]

oops.... "does he even have a real name?"

[thegoudster Posted Jul 23rd 2009 3:18PM]

2 Legit to quit

[macphile Posted Jul 23rd 2009 5:15PM]

At least Hammer seems to have a good (second) head on his shoulder here!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 13th 2009 7:00PM]

I liked that :P MC Hammer u can touch this...xp
That brings back all those memories of buying cassette singles (cuz I was po') back in the early 90's... and I was a fan of MC Hammer however I searched to watch the videos of Mc Hammer, also I found different kind of videos like "saver time" http://www.pennysaverusa.com/savertime/ which are evocation Hammertime :) Its very catchy =D

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