Philips unveiled what it considers the remote to end all need for other others remotes. The Philips Prestigo SRT9320 Touchscreen universal remote appears sleek and with extended functionality.

The Prestigo remote has a 2.8-inch color touchscreen. It also has a set of physical buttons should you not wish to lay your fingers on its crystal screen, but that would of course miss the whole point. The remote can control as many as 20 different devices and unlike other universal remote, there is no need to plug it to a computer to program it.

There is however a USB port, not for setting up but for software updates. Updates include firmware and icon improvements. Philips’ flagship remote doesn’t use RF signals or a built-in rechargeable battery.

The product may look like an elongated touchscreen smart phone, but don’t let the device fool you. Prestigo (as in Prestige) doesn’t come cheaply as you need to shell out $249 to get one of these. The product will be available in the market Q1 of 2009.

Source: Electronista

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