Universal Remote

January 28, 2009 – Universal Remote Control, Inc. (URC), today announces the PSX-2 Personal Server, which enables custom installers to deliver unmatched iPod docking functionality to consumers who seek truly integrated home entertainment experiences. With the PSX-2 Personal Server, users can control iPods like never before, all from the comfort and convenience of the same remote controls they use to control their TVs and home audio systems—and with a much higher and more customized level of control than is available on the iPod itself.

Current iPod docks provide on-screen TV interfaces that functionally mimic the iPod interface, but because the iPod is based on a limited number of buttons and a small screen, users must tediously navigate up and down through a series of nested menus, and must internalize a “mental map” of where special features are accessed. With the help of their custom installers and the PSX-2, users can more easily exploit all of the iPod’s features, including some obscure and rarely-used ones, with the touch of a single button. It’s easy to create playlists on the fly, shuffle music, create favorites, and sort music using a variety of parameters—all with far fewer button presses than would be required with the standard iPod interface.Read more

September 4 - 7, 2008 - Universal Remote Control, Inc. (URC), the pioneer in control technology, introduces Universal Remote Control Lighting by Lutron, a new line of easy-to-install single-room lighting control products that URC dealers can offer as compelling add-ons to their installations.

Lighting control is a natural extension of the home theater experience. It can set a mood, improve viewing conditions, and even help the viewer avoid injury when making a mid-movie snack run to the kitchen. URC expects its new lighting products, which are directly controlled by its numerous radio frequency (RF) remotes, will offer its dealers an easy way to offer this value-added home theater feature to their customers.

"As many custom dealers wrestle with decreasing price points and margins in some of their key product categories, gross revenues per project and the resulting profit dollars are harder to maintain as prices drop," says Mitchell Klein, director of market development and education at URC. "Universal Remote Control Lighting by Lutron will enable our dealers to diversify their offerings with a reliable, easy-to-install and easy-to-program add-on solution for single-room lighting control, with native control by URC remotes and backed by two of the most trusted brands in the business: URC and Lutron." Read more

September 4 - 7, 2008 - - Universal Remote Control, Inc. (URC), the pioneer in control technology, introduces its revolutionary new Complete Control MX-6000 Two-Way Touch Screen at this week's CEDIA EXPO. The MX-6000 brings unparalleled simplicity and automation to home entertainment, and embraces digital media in a unique and powerful new way. Through this single coffee table device, an installer can provide an end user access to all components in a home theater, as well as media on PCs, iPods and other content storage devices in the home. The user never again needs to learn a new interface for every entertainment choice because all components share a consistent logic. The MX-6000 also eliminates menu pollution from the TV screen; users perform all control functions and navigate menus and metadata on the MX-6000 screen while others in the room enjoy TV programming uninterrupted.

"The MX-6000 puts menus and cover art in the user's hands instead of cluttering the TV screen-and it gives any PC an intuitive, friendly A/V server interface," said Jon Sienkiewicz, director of marketing for URC. "On the technical side, this is a breakthrough product because it uses dual RF transmitters-802.11b/g WiFi for network control, plus narrow band RF (radio frequency) for traditional control-to ensure that home theater components don't suffer the agonizing delay of waiting for the remote to join the home network." Read more

August 2008 –Universal Remote Control introduces the Complete Control MX-450, an attractive new home theater remote with a vivid color LCD screen that custom installers can program and set up in minutes without a PC or internet connection. URC’s exclusive, revolutionary MacroEdit firmware enables full macro editing on the MX-450’s screen.

“Many installers do not have laptops with them on the job site,” said Jon Sienkiewicz, director of marketing for URC. “In order to expedite some smaller projects, they often utilize remotes that program ‘standalone,’ meaning they don’t require a PC—but installers often get frustrated trying to program macros on them. The MX-450 enables installers to program and, more importantly, edit macros right on its beautiful screen. It’s the best of all worlds for an entry-level or secondary-room home theater installation.” Read more

June 22, 2006--Home theater channel surfing just got easier. The RCA NaviLight series of universal remote controls puts an end to fumbling for the right button by lighting up only the commands for the component you select.

"The NaviLight series of RCA universal remotes not only provides instant finger-tip control of components, it also ends the frustration of choosing the right function button for a specific product," said Dan Collishaw, Chief Operating Officer, Accessories and Audio/Video Businesses. "These remotes are ideal for the consumer seeking a simple, direct solution to controlling multiple products." Read more

June 14, 2005-- Universal Electronics Inc. (UEI) (Nasdaq:UEIC) today announced two new universal remote controls to its already popular One For All Kameleon family: The One For All Kameleon 6-Hybrid and One For All Kameleon 8-RF. Building on UEI's expertise in developing innovative universal remote control products to meet the demands of today's consumer, both products enhance the control experience by providing more customized solutions to accommodate the needs of diversifying home environments. The Kameleon 6-Hybrid offers both hard and soft keys, integrating traditional remote familiarity with advanced control functionality in one easy to use package. The Kameleon 8 RF incorporates a radio frequency (RF) transmitter, allowing complete control of devices in any room of the home. Both products leverage UEI's industry-leading, universal infrared code database of connectivity software to ensure consumers can connect, control and interact with virtually any consumer electronics device in the home.

November 4, 2004 -- Universal Remote Control, Inc., a leading manufacturer of advanced hand held home entertainment remote control devices, today announced that it received five prestigious awards;

• CEDIA Electronic Lifestyles Awards for 2004 Best New Product - MX-3000
• Excite Award by Custom Retailer Magazine - MX-3000
• Top 50 Products of 2004 Award by TechLiving Magazine - Customizer URC-300
• Top Choice Award by DVD ETC. Magazine - Customizer URC-300 and Expander MRF-100 RF Receiver
• Electronic House Magazine¹s 2004 Best Products of the Year -Unifier URC-100 and Expander MRF-100 RF Receiver

December 2003 – Universal Remote Control further expands its line-up of widely acclaimed home theater remote controls with the second of two revolutionary new radio frequency (RF) remote control products. A 2003 Innovations Award-winning product, the Home Theater Master MX-600 IR / RF Learning Remote and its companion MRF-100 Base Station is a powerful modular package combining both RF and IR technologies to send commands up to 100 feet away, through walls, floors and cabinet doors, even in highly active RF environments both indoors and outdoors. Read more

December 2003 – Universal Remote Control further expands its line-up of widely acclaimed home theater remote control products with the Home Theater Master MX-800 PC Programmable RF Remote Control and its companion MRF-200 Base Station. Read more