I love seeing over-engineering in gadgets and the TV Compass SLR 1500 is over-engineered in a way that is as beautiful as it is mind-blowing. To look at it from a distance you could be forgiven for thinking that it is some sort of candy red Skype phone or a UMPC gone wrong.

It accesses the Internet through wireless B and G, has a QVGA screen. Optionally, it can run flash and read RSS feeds. Why would you want RSS feeds in a remote you ask? I am guessing it is so that you can feed program information to the remote. Remote codes for up to 24 devices can be downloaded from the Internet. I think they would have done well to jam a speaker and mic into this thing as well, just to give it added (though admittedly unnecessary) Skype phone functionality.

Currently, the price for this sophisticated remote still remains unknown. Anyway, TVcompass will not sell it directly. The device will be marketed by satellite and cable operators, content distributors, and OEMs etc. (TechChee)

Price: $299

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