Universal Electronics to Demo Control Technologies at Ceatec Japan

Universal Electronics is demonstrating the latest in control technology at Ceatec Japan 2009.

UEI said it will be demonstrating its navigation developments for control technology (codenamed "Glimmer"), including the ability to use fingertip slide navigation through on-screen lists. A wide variety of actions are available with the slightest finger movements, both sliding and tapping. This reduces the number of buttons on a remote without losing any of its functionality and provides an improved user experience.

Using virtual wheels, sliding moves the on-screen cursor up and down. Sliding is also sensitive to changes in the speed and strength of your touch. The system works with either IR or RF communication.

QuickSet is a built-in application that enables the configuration of universal remotes using a new two-way communication protocol to walk users through the set-up process for their devices on-screen, the company said.

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