The Chunghop RM-A4 remote control measures in at a whopping 8.26″ wide x 11.69″ tall x 1.35″ thick. Or in other words, it’s roughly the size of a ream of paper. With its giant buttons that measure over 1.15″ wide, you won’t have any problem reading the numbers or fat-fingering the wrong channel. Of course, you do run the risk of crushing your cat with it.

It’s a 6-in-1 universal remote, and comes with pre-programmed codes for thousands of devices. The remote features high-power dual IR emitters and can work from up to about 26 feet away from your electronic gear. You can get your hands (you’re going to need both of them to pick up this beast) on the RM-A4 over at DealExtreme for $28.90 USD.

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To me, it looks like the Prestigo SR-M8015 is about the size of three small remote controls smashed together into one larger device. The remote will control up to 15 discrete components, and offers a color LCD screen in the middle that offers access to a handful of user-configurable buttons.

The humongous tablet-sized remote offers a bunch of physical buttons instead of the “soft” buttons that plague so many universal remotes these days. While I’m not crazy about the fact that you’ll need two hands to use this behemoth, I do like lots of real buttons on my remotes, so I can control things by touch instead of sight.

No release date has been announced, but the remote is expected to retail for under $150 whenever it does come out.

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According to the user manual, the new remote, called the TSU9400, features a huge 640×480 full color TFT display. It can control any infrared device, and can provide non-line-of-sight control via Wi-fi. There’s also a docking station, which charges the remote’s built in Li-ion battery.

The guys over at Remote Central are reporting a pricey $900 retail price for the remote, but if you’re thinking about a serious home theater control, you might want to wait for this one.

The Sunwave SRC-3200 lets you choose from 7 different backlight colors and an LCD touch panel display that only shows relevant buttons for the current device. It also features such conveniences as a motion sensor that automatically turns on the backlight when picked up. The learning remote has 512k of flash memory and can store 2 pages of soft keys each for up to 8 devices. In addition, it features a nice aluminum case, instead of the cheap plastic one found on most remotes. The remote will also offer PC based software and the ability to upgrade firmware.

No pricing or release date has been announced. Sunwave just says it’s “Coming Soon.”

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The new portable translator not only translates over 450,000 words and 12,000 phrases, it contains recorded samples of speech to provide accurate pronunciation in all 12 languages. The TGA-490 speaks in Mandarin Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. The compact package also features an MP3 player, currency converter, world alarm clock and voice recorder.

The Franklin TGA-490 Universal Speaking Translator will be available starting this February for $229.95 USD.

With all of the problems with Blu-Ray laser supplies affecting the PS3 launch, I’m beginning to think Sony’s got another Betamax on their hands.

via MegaGames via SlashGear