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Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) (NASDAQ: UEIC) purchased universal remote control software and other intellectual property and related assets and personnel from Zilog Inc. (NASDAQ: ZILG). UEI has ...

A massive hole was left by Logitech when it exited the universal remote business, which it had long dominated with its Harmony line of smart learning remotes. Several companies have tried to pick up ...

Cypress, Calif. — Universal Electronics (UEI) announced today it has purchased universal remote control software and other intellectual property, related assets and personnel from Zilog. Zilog is ...

Universal remotes have always felt like a bit of a gamble. Any time you look at reviews or browse user impressions here on ...

Fantastic as a universal remote for controlling up to four devices or consoles. Easy interface and dead-simple remote control. Lets you jump directly into Netflix and other streaming apps. Has ...

Philips introduced software Wednesday that lets handhelds running the Palm operating system remotely control household devices such as televisions, video recorders and CD players. Called ProntoLite, ...

To simplify the process, Hewlett-Packard created the iPaq rx3715 Mobile Media Companion, a Pocket PC beefed up with an improved infrared port and software to control home devices. A wizard in the ...

Logitech's announcement that it has ceased production of Harmony marked an important milestone in the decline of a once critical product category, the universal remote control. For almost two decades ...

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