Joe Johaneman
09-21-2010, 02:30 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/19/ipanel-ipad-remote-control/' target='_blank'>http://www.tuaw.com/2010/09/19/ipan...remote-control/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"I've previously reviewed a couple of relatively inexpensive products to turn your iPhone into a universal remote. The RedEye and POWER A remotes are pretty cool, but the one thing that always sunk it for me was the lack of hard buttons. Plus, I'm always on the lookout for a decent contender on the iPad."</em></p><p><em><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1285036344.usr105505.jpg" style="border: 0; margin-left: 100px; margin-right: 100px;" /></em></p><p>Creston makes some very awesome, but very expensive, touch screen home automation remotes. Their iPanel is a gorgeous device, and the presence of hard buttons along with the iPad touch screen probably makes for a great universal remote. It's a little large, but the hard buttons work even with the iPad isn't docked to the device, so you can still access some functions. If you're interested, the iPanel costs about $500. </p>