The Beacon from Griffin is a remote control system works with an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPod in combination with with a downloadable app from Dijit. The app is free with the purchase of the Beacon system.
Once the app is installed on an iPhone, you can use the iPhone, via touch commands on an easy-to-use graphical user interface, to transmit commands via Bluetooth technology to the wireless AV controller. The controller then sends standard IR signals to the devices that are to be controlled (such as a TV, Blu-ray Disc player, home theater receiver, network media player, etc...).
An extensive online database provides remote control codes for thousands of devices. The app enables control of devices individually or as group using an "activity" function (such as turning on your TV and home theater receiver when you want to play a Blu-ray Disc). Also included in the app is access to an online program guide. Another bonus is that the system can also learn new commands that may not be in the database
If you have an iPhone and a home theater system, the Dijit App and Beacon system is definitely a remote control system to check out. Photo (c) Griffin Technology.
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