Surf The Web From Your Television Remote

If you’re like me, you’ve got at least half a dozen remotes lying around. I have a remote for my TV, a remote for the stereo, DVD player, VCR, and cable/DVR. Add on top of that my wireless Xbox 360 remotes, my cell phone, my house phone, and my iPod touch (which gives me Internet access if I stray too far from my laptop) and I’ve got a ton of little devices with little buttons sitting around me. Truth be told, it makes me feel manly in a Tim Allen grunt sort of way. However, it frustrates the hell out of my wife. I’ve looked at universal remote controls and have yet to find anything that impresses me, although this new offering from TV Compass may come close.

Like most upper-end universal remotes, TV Compass’s new SR 1500 Digital Media Remote (DMR) is programmable to handle quite a few specific products – up to two dozen devices at once. Unlike other devices, the SR 1500 runs a Windows based operating system and has wireless networking capabilities, allowing the remote control to surf the web on a small display on the remote.

Truth be told, adding websurfing capabilities to the remote only gets rid of one more device from my table, but it’s a step in the right direction. Now bring me a remote that replaces my phone (or give me remote capabilities on my cell) and I’ll have almost everything I need – the power of the sun in the palm of my hand.

The SR 1500 DMR won’t be available for retail purchase, which isn’t a good sign for its cost. It’ll be made available through satellite and cable operators, who will have the ability to customize the remote for their specific purposes (display size, keyboard type, etc). Unfortunately it probably also means a sizable markup on a product that will already have limited appeal. How many people really need the ability to surf from their remote, anyway?

Information found via Windows For Devices.


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