The NEEO Thinking Remote is more than a Universal remote. Sure, it controls your Audio/Video gear in a way that few universal remote have before, but it also has smart home support for Z-Wave, ZigBee, Thread, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. It’s a solid, great looking remote that combines a few, key tactile buttons with a touchscreen. The remote comes with a solid charging cradle and communicates with the NEEO Brain that serves as a Smart Home controller (no additional smart home hub needed) and IR repeater.
What sets the NEEO remote apart is its smart physical design and focus on discrete remote commands.
NEEO has gotten rid of unused buttons that clutter up the remote face. Instead, the only tactile buttons are common functions like volume and navigation that can change function depending on what device you are controlling. All the lesser used or more complex functions are relegated to a beautiful, high pixel-density, thin bezel touchscreen. The touchscreen is beautiful, responsive, and energy efficient thanks to a custom OS that’s allows NEEO to measure battery life with typical use in weeks, not days or hours.
One of the biggest problems with existing universal remotes is their database, especially when it comes to discrete power commands. Most universal remote only have toggle commands; if your TV is off, it turns on, and if it’s on, it turns off. Where this causes problems is if your already watching your TV when you start a new activity. If you’ve programmed your remote to toggle the power as part of an activity, instead of turning on, your TV turns off – the opposite of what you want. With the NEEO, thanks to a database of over 30,000 devices, the command is issued as a discrete power on command. If the TV is already on, it stays on.
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