Unlike competitor's remotes, the Lenovo 4-in-1 remote controller can also be used as a VOIP handset3 to make and receive phone calls over the Internet, similar to a typical cordless telephone.
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With it, the console's touch-screen GamePad controller becomes a remote control for your TV and set-top box.
For gaming enthusiasts, Lenovo developed the first-of-its-kind 4-in-1 optional remote controller.
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The system should work with most accessories and games according to Nintendo, and comes with a Wii Remote Plus controller and nun-chuck, all in that decidedly sexy cherry red.
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Perhaps the most novel non-gaming function of the tablet-esque controller is its IR-based universal remote control ability -- the GamePad can be used to control your HDTV (well, "most" HDTVs) in some basic, but very important, ways.
This is a definite deal breaker for some -- you can't use a universal remote or home automation controller to control the player while watching Blu-ray discs.
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Additionally, the remote doubles as a motion-sensing game controller for playing games like Angry Birds Space.
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The Pyramid acts as a home base and remote control unit for the Orbit and features a custom-designed, reprogrammable micro-controller.
Two-dimensional tracking would be managed via the existing Move's visual spectrum camera, or by using a display-mounted IR emitter in conjunction with a remote mounted sensor (again, just like the Wii controller).
The Wii controller's resemblance to a TV remote sure hasn't been lost on us -- hence the affectionate "Wiimote" moniker that most people have assigned to the unique little controller -- but it doesn't look like it's been lost on Nintendo either.
Beyond simple controller or media remote input, Flixster's Xbox 360 app employs Kinect for gesture and voice-based navigation.
Now, here's the interesting part: The Remote Touch controller has been in Lexus vehicles for several years now, and I've probably driven a half-dozen cars so equipped (including the RX crossovers and the CT 200h).
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