“So, a lot of different things from our normal lineup of Beyond icons and logos that represent AV sources like Roku or Blu-ray player or Netflix, for instance, integrators can personalize the GUI with pictures of different rooms in the house or other images customers might want in their whole-home or in-room navigation. Meanwhile, as part of URC’s Total Control automation ecosystem, authorized dealers can cater the touchscreen graphics to the homeowner’s preferences. Total Control Yields Far-Reaching Functionality Users can plug a USB-type connection into the bottom to power it up and start But Granoe points out that even if the remote dies, Other highlights include long battery life as well as an The remote control because the ergonomic design has little finger grooves here,” My hard buttons, and via tactile feel I can easily sit there and go up and down “I can just start off going into my sources and then I have The TRC-1480 can be used to control various systems within a Total Control install. Tapping screen selections, Granoe explains. “touch and nod” common to remote control operators who have to glance up while Combining touchscreen source selection with buttons helps eliminate the Worlds of a touchscreen and our hard-button remote controls,” he says.Īt the top of the TRC-1480’s sleek façade is a 2.4-inch LCD “What’s differentĪbout this remote control from the other ones is we’ve taken the best of both Years and within the past decade has sold over 100 million of them. Granoe notes that URC has been making remotes for 30-plus Voice Control, Hard Buttons a Powerful Combination It’s not only going to be able to control AppleTV via IP, but functionĪs Siri if someone wants, for example, to say, “show me all my Clint Eastwood Granoe adds that as for other voice platform compatibility,Īt the beginning of 2020 dealers and customers can expect to see an Apple
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On the built-in URC microphone also means you don’t have to hold the remote up Particularly frustrating when someone’s sitting on the living room sofa but theĮcho is on the kitchen counter) to assure a successful voice prompt. Rooms where an Alexa device might reside (which, for example, might be TRC-1480 users don’t have to shout or turn toward adjacent All entrants will receive extensive exposure of their products to end-users via targeted social media campaigns. The 2022 Top New Technology (TNT) Awards recognize new and outstanding products and services in the commercial and residential A/V industry. Enter the 2022 Top New Technology (TNT) Awards!