i-Got-Control IRB1 dongle gives your iPhone / iPod touch universal remote functionality

No need to spot clean your spectacles, and no need to brush the cobwebs out of your dome -- you really are seeing yet another IR dongle for Apple's dear iLineup. Hot on the heels of New Potato's FLPR, ThinkFlood's RedEye mini and Power A's solution comes this: an all-too-similar way to convert your iPod touch, iPhone or forthcoming iPad into a universal remote. Functionality wise, there's really nothing here that the other guys don't provide, though the beefed-up database of over 40,000 IR codes should make setting up your system a breeze. Users simply plug this into their dock connector, download the free application from the App Store and then dial up whatever components they have; once loaded, the IR beamer should do the rest, nixing the need to keep those 40 remotes around. It's expected to start shipping any day now for $69.95.

[neoelectrex Posted Mar 19th 2010 1:19AM]

Watch, now apple is going to put this in the next iphone and patent it.

[mattmatt757 Posted Mar 19th 2010 8:57AM]

I'm not an Ipod/Iphone hater. I carry my Itouch in my pocket with my Moto Droid, but...Why even pay for this stuff. If you have android and VZ Fios; your in luck. Its free and runs over wifi. Yea, wifi, so no stupid add-on to lose and larger a device. I have Fios and the new Fios Mobile app that links my phone and TV. I can not only change channels, but also stream pictures from the phone to TV. And, the handy Moto keyboard works great for Fios' facebook and twitter widgets to send messages and update status. Sorry Apple, Google and Verizon shit on you.

[fpad77 Posted Mar 19th 2010 9:18AM]

@Drago Its funny how people pick up and run with buzz words and behave like that's their original opinion. omg fragmentation, omg prior art. omg fud.

[shivah Posted Mar 23rd 2010 5:45AM]

Nice