An astonishing 16% of respondents said they would be willing to give up control to the power company even if they received no benefit from lower rates and even if they had no override power over the remote control.

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Standard features include leatherette seating, a 7-inch LED color-touch radio display, automatic climate control, remote start, power windows, steering wheel radio controls and no less than 10 air bags.

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Philips Electronics (nyse: PHG - news - people) recently announced the Pronto Pro TSU6000, a remote control that aims to put some serious power in the hands of a home theater junkie.

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The Z-Base systems can be programmed to respond to most remote controls, so a TV remote...or cable box remote...or satellite receiver remote...can control volume, mute, power and input functions.

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The ROCCAT Power-Grid turns a smartphone into a fully customizable remote control for a PC.

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