That Remote Can Control The Home

January 11, 2008 | by Christopher Nickson

SmartLabs debuts a device that can allow you to control compatible lighting and appliances with your home theatre remote.

Men have always understood the power of the remote. Possess it and you control the family’s viewing. But SmartLabs is introducing something that can exponentially increase the power of the remote in your hand.
 
IRLInc, debuted at CES, is a plug-in interface that allows remote control of INSTEON-compatible (Infrared-to-INSTEON Translator) lighting and appliances using almost any universal home theater remote control.
 
IRLInc is compatible with dozens of codes in most universal remotes and receives IR commands from a universal home theater remote through a wide-angle sensor that can be placed on top of the TV or DVR.The brains of the system are in a plug-in module that transmits the INSTEON signal onto the electrical wires of the home.
 
"If you're one of those people who wants one remote for everything, IRLinc is a perfect fit," said Laurie Maroni, SmartLabs VP, Marketing. "The IRLinc lets you set up a 'Movie' scene that dims your sconces and turns off your kitchen light and lets you create an 'Intermission' button that brightens the sconces and turns on the kitchen light for mid-movie snacking. Dealer / installers are especially excited about this product."
 
The IRLInc is set to sell for $99.99.

Post Your Comment...Comments

Sanford Josephson on Feb 7th, 2008 at 12:47 PM:

Insteon does not work in an enviroment in which there is power glitches or short outages. I know, I have spent thousands of dollars in the past year on Insteon, and I can attest that the PLC fails and has to be reset and redownloaded after a power glitch. The company recommends products to offset this problem to no avail. They will not under any circumstances take back the items, ebven at a reduced credit.

Sanford Josephson on Feb 7th, 2008 at 12:49 PM:

I think Insteon is very unreliable and Smarthome does NOT stand behind their products.

Fort Myers Real Estate Lawyer on May 7th, 2008 at 1:36 PM:

Thanks for the information Sanford. If they don't stand behind their product that can't be good for business. Its great to have one remote that operates everything though!

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