ThinkFlood’s RedEye universal remote control becomes web compatible, leaves past woes in the dust

After going through some rough times with its RedEye mini dongle and doing right by replacing them , ThinkFlood appears to be running full beam ahead once more. Specifically, the company has announced that RedEye owners will soon have the ability to setup and control their remote systems straight from their PC or mobile browser. On the mobile front, apparently the web app will even work on Android and BlackBerry devices, despite being optimized for Safari on iOS — hinting that non iPhone owners could possibly let their phones control more than their social lives soon. Setup wise, the web version also allows users to automatically align and move multiple buttons at once, plus assign commands to over 70+ keyboard shortcuts. Combined with the ability to make adjustments using a mouse on a computer’s larger screen, tweaking custom RedEye remote layouts just got infinitely easier — you hear that Harmony ? The iOS app 2.0 update is also now available as a free ‘Plus’ download in the iTunes store, and finally supports the iPad’s lovely screen in either orientation. In a sense, it’s further substantiating the tablet’s new career path as a jumbo-buttoned geezer remote of the future, but hey — no gripes here. Continue reading ThinkFlood’s RedEye universal remote control becomes web compatible, leaves past woes in the dust ThinkFlood’s RedEye universal remote control becomes web compatible, leaves past woes in the dust originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 03 Dec 2010 10:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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