Smart phones are rapidly taking over from the umpteen remote controllers which lose themselves in the home.
Why does a TV manufacturer need to design and build a zapper for each TV he makes? Why not get someone to create an app for the iPhone and Android which will do the job.
I have different zappers for four devices in my home. They range from the sticks which come free with a TV set to the hand-held controllers for my Sonos music system which have sealed-in batteries and cost £279 to replace when those batteries die.
Luckily, Sonos controller apps are available free for my Android phone and my wife’s iPhone. We use them, now. How long before we can zap the TV with our phones too?
Our phones are always with us. They have intuitive interfaces which are weaning people off the idea that a Windows interface is the only one they can use.
Manufacturers who need a device to operate anything in the home, in the car, on a bus or train, will find it simpler to create apps for the phones everyone has than to manufacture a unique controller.
Grandpa, what does this thing with buttons do?
Why does a TV manufacturer need to design and build a zapper for each TV he makes? Why not get someone to create an app for the iPhone and Android which will do the job.
I have different zappers for four devices in my home. They range from the sticks which come free with a TV set to the hand-held controllers for my Sonos music system which have sealed-in batteries and cost £279 to replace when those batteries die.
Luckily, Sonos controller apps are available free for my Android phone and my wife’s iPhone. We use them, now. How long before we can zap the TV with our phones too?
Our phones are always with us. They have intuitive interfaces which are weaning people off the idea that a Windows interface is the only one they can use.
Manufacturers who need a device to operate anything in the home, in the car, on a bus or train, will find it simpler to create apps for the phones everyone has than to manufacture a unique controller.
Grandpa, what does this thing with buttons do?
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