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CES 2014: HAL© is a Voice- and Gesture-Operated Remote (Video)

Posted by Roblimo on from the open-the-pod-bay-doors dept.

According to the company's website, "HAL© is the future of television and media management. Using proprietary gesture and voice control technology..." In this case, HAL© stands for “Human Algorithm LTE.” It looks like it's a lot safer than the original HAL 9000, anyway. Is it ready for prime time? If their CES demo is any indication, not quite. They say HAL© is going to ship in the fall of 2014. The technology? They won't say beyond, "It's proprietary." Ah! Then it must be good, right? Another voice-operated remote control -- that's already available for purchase from major retailers -- is the Ivee Sleek. There are other HALs out there, too. Like this one. And this one, which is a home automation server that costs $2499.00 (& up). Anyway, the retail price for HAL(circle-C) is supposed to be $199 when it hits the streets. And even though it doesn't look like HAL© can do much that I can't already do with my Android phone, Skyvi, and a Chromecast, it might be fun to test and review once it's in production.

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  1. Another Day, Another Slashvertisement by CanHasDIY · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I checked the "do not show ads" box, so why the hell do they keep showing up in my feed?

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  2. "Xbox play video" by mpoulton · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Huh. I could have sworn Kinect already did most of this. What's the new part, exactly?

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  3. Why the ©? by PCM2 · · Score: 3, Informative

    What is with all the HAL©, HAL(Circle-C) nonsense in the submission? Is that supposed to be some kind of joke? Looking at the website, the company doesn't style the product name that way. Is it supposed to be some sort of winking reference to copyright (hurrr, hurrr)? Because that doesn't make any sense...

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  4. The real question by stox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Will it open my pod bay doors?

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  5. Comment© by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was very Interested© to read about the Product© in the Article©. Thanks© for Sharing© this invention with US©.

  6. No thanks by ArcadeMan · · Score: 3, Informative

    I'll just continue using my regular infrared remote which works 100% of the time.

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