Turn Your iPhone into a Universal Remote with the RedEye

ThinkFlood is offering its RedEye to turn your iPhone and iPod touch into a universal remote control. The software is free to download but the base station hardware comes at a suggested retail price of $188. This is how it works: your iPhone or iPod sends commands to the base station via Wi-Fi and these commands are converted into IR. If you have an AV device, home automation system or any gadget that responds to IR signals, your iPhone/ iPod can now control it. The base station also has a built-in dock where you can charge your iPhone or iPod. It has a fairly good IR range, but if the device to be controlled is beyond coverage, a repeater may be required. Multiple units can be utilized to cover additional rooms and control them all from a single iPhone/iPod.

The RedEye software is free and can be downloaded from the App Store. IR devices are easy to add from an extensive list, and most of the devices have commands presets available. New commands can also be learned by capturing control signals from existing remote control units. Ready-to-use control panel templates are included for many devices but you can modify them to create your own design. If you have an iPhone or an iPod and a lot of remotes that control a lot of IR devices, the RedEye is the perfect solution to make your life a little easier.