Hey, I just got TWO Quality Posts --- THANKS! But since when is Woot staff operating at this time of the night? I guess I have to mind my manners then...

cwells100 wrote:If only CowboyDann loved remotes as much as he loved flashlights...

or as much as he loves Miss Yvonne!

Best use for this remote is to spoil this woot off!!! i'm going to sleep!

banditking wrote:this is kinda cool. you can be like a very ver very incredibly low budget version of tony stark.

But I've never even heard of the high budget version. Who is Tony Stark?

ThunderThighs wrote:Eh, I've switched to nights a while back. I'm doing some stuff on the computer. BTW, do you ever check your PMs?

Hmmmmm ... now you have me intrigued. I've only checked it a few times since joining Woot, but I'll do so in a sec.

BTW, is there any way to have Woot email mewhen there is a PM?

ps - "thunder thigh" was a childhood nickname for me.

I love the circa 1980's speaker thingy at the bottom. NICE

ThunderThighs wrote:Eh, I've switched to nights a while back. I'm doing some stuff on the computer. BTW, do you ever check your PMs?

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... THANKS. And belated Valentine kisses to you (regardless of your gender ... or mine).

Here's a long-stemmed rose:

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pearbear39 wrote:what kind of devil science is this? voice controlled remotes? does it work well?

No, it doesn't. Bought it 2 weeks ago to the tune of $13.99. Shipped fast, but does not support multi-device units (i.e. DVD/Audio receivers a.k.a. Home Theater systems) and although it recognized most functions of my U-Verse remote, I couldn't get it to recognize the directional buttons, that is to say the Up, Down, Left or Right buttons, which rendered it pretty much useless to me. Threw it away after an hour. Fortunately it was cheap so it wasn't a big loss. Would not recommend to anyone I actually liked.

ThunderThighs wrote:My son picked this name for me.

I hope you're a runner or play soccer. Otherwise, it might be insulting...?

I bought one for a gentleman who suffers from Parkinson’s disease. It was like the best gift. It used to take him forever to try to press a remotes button to change a Channel let alone turn on the TV. Great Item.

flatlandr wrote:I bought one for a gentleman who suffers from Parkinson’s disease. It was like the best gift. I used to take him forever to try to press a remotes button to change a Chanel let alone turn on the TV. Great Item.

This is very heartwarming. Thank you for sharing. You are a good friend to him.

pearbear39 wrote:you have to say "remote control" and wait for a beep before giving a command, so there's no chance of that.
it would kinda be cooler if the remote were smart enough to recognize casual commands, though.

"Ory-ory gotto, mr. roboto, please turn on my tv"

NNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEXXXXXXXXXXTTTTTTTTT

I got this remote to try to pull together my TV, DVR, and Blu Ray...I couldn't get it to work beyond minimal functionality.

I wouldn't recommend it.

mildpicante wrote:No, it doesn't. Bought it 2 weeks ago to the tune of $13.99. Shipped fast, but does not support multi-device units (i.e. DVD/Audio receivers a.k.a. Home Theater systems) and although it recognized most functions of my U-Verse remote, I couldn't get it to recognize the directional buttons, that is to say the Up, Down, Left or Right buttons, which rendered it pretty much useless to me. Threw it away after an hour. Fortunately it was cheap so it wasn't a big loss. Would not recommend to anyone I actually liked.

Yup! Same experience I had. And with directional buttons being key to DVR and Blu Ray control..."useless" is certainly the word.