That Remote Can Control The Home

By Digital Trends Staff January 10, 2008

That Remote Can Control The Home Men have always understood the power of the remote. Possess it and you control the family’s viewing. But SmartLabs is introducing something that canexponentially increase the power of the remote in your hand. IRLInc, debuted at CES, is a plug-in interface that allows remote control of INSTEON-compatible (Infrared-to-INSTEON Translator) lighting and appliances using almost any universal home theater remote control. IRLInc is compatible withdozens of codes in most universal remotes and receives IR commands from a universal home theater remote through a wide-angle sensor that can be placed on top of the TV or DVR.The brains of the systemare in a plug-in module that transmits the INSTEON signal onto the electrical wires of the home. "If you’re one of those people who wants one remote for everything, IRLinc is a perfectfit," said Laurie Maroni, SmartLabs VP, Marketing. "The IRLinc lets you set up a ‘Movie’ scene that dims your sconces and turns off your kitchen light and lets you create an ‘Intermission’button that brightens the sconces and turns on the kitchen light for mid-movie snacking. Dealer / installers are especially excited about this product." The IRLInc is set to sell for$99.99.

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