Griffin Beacon Universal Remote for iPhone Review @MissingRemote
 

The idea of universal remotes is nothing new, as is the idea of interactive smartphones. What has only been done sparingly, and mainly with home theater PC (HTPC) focused consumers in mind, has been the leveraging of your smartphone with your home theater. Griffin has made a name for itself for more general consumer electronics components, but is aiming to step in our world today with the Griffin Beacon remote device, which is aimed at the more general home theater user in place of a traditional universal remote. It's idea is simple--merge the online capabilities of your iPhone (Android coming soon) with traditional infra-red (IR) devices.

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