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This is No “Universal” Remote
This is No “Universal” Remote
Often in a society of excess, (or depression, as it were,) the tendency is to provide as much precise detail in look and control as possible. Brian Garret Schuur has created a television remote that’s just the opposite. Schuur has reduced the channel, volume, pause, play, record, and power ...
 Logitech Harmony 550 Universal Remote: Electronics
Logitech Harmony 550 Universal Remote: Electronics
amazon.com — Product Description Access your entire Home Entertainment system with just one button. Everyone from the kids to... the babysitter can now enjoy the full home theater experience. Simply select an activity, and your Harmony universal remote will send the ... (more) Logitech Harmony 550 Universal Remote: Electronics
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Single Button Remote
Tech Blog — ... key to allow "the user to change channel, volume, pause, play, record and switch the television on and off." Click here for first picture in gallery. Brian Garret Schuur, designer of this Single Button Remote, speaks the following: "During the first semester of the Master Design track I designed and build a new kind of remote for digital television. The design is a protest against the remotes that are currently produced and on the market." [via Yankodesign] ...

Single Button Remote Has 257 Less Buttons than What Your AV Setup Needs [AV]
Gizmodo — ... it looks quite straightforward. The button itself slides through the top part of the remote, going through the different options available: volume, play and pause, record, etc. When it reaches a position, you can move the button to the left or right. For example, if you set it in volume, moving the button left or right will decrease or increase the sound level. It looks like something Bang & Olufsen could snatch the design for one of their TVs. [Inspiration and Creativity via Yanko] ...

Single Button Remote, un mando a distancia con un único botón
Ounae — ... Brian Garret Schuur quien ha diseñado el Single Button Remote. Aún no se sabe bien como es que funciona pero este colorido control remoto puede ajustar el volumen, cambiar de canal, poner pausa o grabar programas con sólo apretar un único botón. Schuur mantiene la incógnita en cuanto a la metodología pero asegura que funciona. Me pregunto como habrá que mover la perilla para lograr buenos resultados… Vía: Yanko design ...

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