Unify4Life™ transforms the BlackBerry® smartphone into the ultimate universal remote control by providing a versatile solution that fully manages your home entertainment environment including home theatres, radio receivers and televisions.
The solution consists of an AV|Shadow(TM) that communicates with a BlackBerry smartphone using CSR’s Bluetooth, and talks to other electrical equipment via infrared (IR) or by using IR Extenders. Users will be able to directly control a variety of electronic devices and even stream music directly from their BlackBerry via Bluetooth to an amplifier or receiver up to 30ft away. By installing the AV|Shadow(TM) into a central location, users can easily programme the device using their dedicated www.unify4life.com web account and download the remote application to their BlackBerry smartphone to wirelessly control programmed devices.
The demo we saw had the app controlling a PS3 and allowed use of the BlackBerry’s keyboard and trackball to input text and move around, and it seemed to work pretty well. The Blackberry app itself looked pretty customizable and the UI was nicely done.
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