Sling Touch Control 100 Remote Revealed [TV Remote Features 4-inch Screen, Unverisal Connectivity]

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At CES 2010, Sling Media showed off a few new gadgets, one of which was the Sling Touch Control 100, a very high-end universal remote. The most noticeable attribute of the remote is the 4.3-inch capacitive LCD touch screen, which comes with a 272 x 480 resolution.

Sling Media has added a ‘soft grip’ to the bottom and sides of the remote which make for comfortable holding during those long TV marathons. The Touch Control 100 will come with a rechargeable lithium-ion which will be recharged by a sleek docking station. The docking station will sit the remote at an angle where it can be used while recharging.

The Sling Touch Control 100 will be WiFi enabled and can interact with likewise set-top boxes via WiFi (we’re informed by Sling Media’s press release that most HD DVR’s are WiFi-enabled these days), but a trusty IR sensor will let it interact with all other non-WiFi devices.

On the software side, the Touch Control will be able to program their AV devices and have the usual remote controls over their devices, like play, fast forward, etc., all through a sleek touchscreen interface. It’ll also display on-screen programming information, like what you’d find in the info pane of  DVR. It also will have a search feature that will help you search your DVR’s listing.

The unfortunate thing – like the new Slingbox from Sling Media, the Sling Touch Control 100 is only being offered to consumers through TV service providers. Pricing and availability hasn’t been announced yet, and it’s probably dependent on the various TV service providers.