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Universal Electronics has been making remote controls since 1984, and supplies remote hardware and technology to major TV operators such as Comcast and Charter. So when the company starts showing off concepts for the remote control of the future, it’s worth paying attention. At CES, Universal Electronics had a couple of these ideas on display.
Pictured above is the rather grim-sounding Laser-Etched Dead Front remote, which only lights up the buttons that are needed at any given time. For instance, you might want number keys when surfing through cable channels, but probably wouldn’t need to see them in an on-demand streaming app such as Netflix. And you might not want to see the voice search button if the app you’re in doesn’t support it.
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