Smartphone-controlled products like LED lightbulbs and door locks are helping us control our homes with the click of a button.

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They are offering digital video recorders that allow subscribers to pause and rewind live programmes and record an entire series with a single click of the remote control.

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The new TV Sound On feature allows users to instantly activate the system's 1, 330-watt sound while muting the internal TV speaker with a single click of the remote control.

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But in 2012, at a time when anyone with a cell phone can spread offensive views around the world with the click of a button, the notion that we can control the flow of information is obsolete.

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I'm not going to have insurance companies click their heels and watch their stocks skyrocket because once again there's no control on what they do.

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The review notes that all of the media player and internet controls are the same as the aforementioned device (Cover Flow, lists, zooming, etc.), though the touch allows you to "double-click" the button on the front of the device to bring up a music control-panel, no matter what application you're in.

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The hinge itself is comprised of three pieces: one on either side of the tablet, and one tucked underneath the stand. (Yes, these are custom-made, too.) Of these, two control the feel of the kickstand, while the other enables that smooth clicking sound -- a pert "click" assuring users that yes, they're using the stand correctly and no, they haven't broken it.

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