Product Reviews From People Just Like You
Today is Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
Alan Parekh is an electronic professional who has worked in many fields installing and developing electronic solutions to complex problems. His interests are also focused on software engineering and embedded systems development. Some of his electronic hobby projects and interests can be found at his personal site. Alan is also the creator and editor of the popular gadget hacking site called Hacked Gadgets. This site features the creations of many hobbyists who have let their imagination and creativity go wild.
I wanted a simple remote that could be used to easily control the volume and mute the TV when the phone rings. I have replaced all of my remotes with a single Harmony 880 control which works great, but I wanted something a bit more cool to compliment it. Building the retro remote was fun and simple since the mini remote that I used was very easy to hack.
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