LOGITECH UNIVERSAL REMOTE BLUETOOTH

Cable boxes, A/V receivers and other accessories can be added manually as well. The Harmony Express setup is done via a mobile companion app, which identifies streaming devices on the same Wifi network, and makes it easy to allocate them to HDMI ports on your TV. Harmony Express is available effective immediately online for $249.99, and is supposed to come to Best Buy stores soon. The remote itself is rechargeable via micro USB, and is supposed to last for a month or longer between charges.

LOGITECH UNIVERSAL REMOTE BLUETOOTH

The remote uses a combination of infrared, Bluetooth, Bluetooth LE and Wifi to control devices, and comes with a IR blaster puck as well as an IR extender to reach TVs and other living room devices. The idea of the latter is not to add yet another Echo to your house - it sounds worse than your average phone speaker, so you won’t want to listen to music on it anyway - but get quick voice feedback. All of this is being replaced by an internal microphone, which can be triggered with the press of a button, and a small speaker. Some of the company’s devices have been traditional universal remote controls with lots of buttons to control a multitude of devices, while others have incorporated touch screens.įor the Harmony Express, the company ditched the screen, and reduced the number of buttons down to the essentials. Logitech has been making universal remote controls under the Harmony brand for nearly two decades. To supercharge its new voice remote, the company has teamed up with Amazon, and directly integrated the company’s Alexa assistant. Logitech has a new plan to simplify the clutter of streaming devices in your living room: The company has built a universal remote dubbed the Harmony Express that relies on voice control to switch between streaming devices connected to your TV, launch apps and flip channels.

Logitech universal remote