G2 Microsystems demonstrates WiFi remote, makes our mouths water
by Darren Murph 
posted Jan 16th 2009 at 10:18PM
G2 Microsystems burst onto the scene at CES with its Intel My WiFi Personal Area Network demonstration, but evidently it had a little more going on than that. Engineering TV managed to catch up with the team and get a closer look at a prototype WiFi remote that could certainly prove useful in a home theater setup. Put simply, a WiFi module was embedded with a relatively standard Philips universal remote, and from there, users could snatch album art, tune into internet radio stations and tap into web-connected home servers in order to control home audio or pretty much anything else. There's no telling when G2 will land a serious partner willing to push out a WiFi-infused controller, but judging by the looks of things, we'd say it's just about ready for primetime.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jim @ Jan 19th 2009 3:52PM
The WiFi chip is only half the battle... the software to make it useful is a whole other issue and there has been some good development in that area as well. TVCompass manufactures the ESPN Unltimate Remote which is available now and has built-in WiFi. The software they have lets you browse TV Guide Listings, send text messages, check news, rss, and weather and more.