Logitech's Harmony Advanced Universal Remote Control for Xbox 360 provides gamers and home-entertainment enthusiasts with a single remote that can completely control their game console and any other components in their entertainment system. The remote is specially designed for the new videogame and entertainment console.
With the Harmony remote, there's no need to juggle remote controls or press a dozen buttons to set up a TV, home-theater receiver, and Xbox 360 for gaming. When people push one button on the Harmony remote, the Xbox 360 and all of the appropriate electronics components are set to the required state for game play. Special console-specific buttons on the Harmony remote make it easy to navigate the Xbox 360 interface. The remote's white finish, chrome accents, cool green backlighting, and ultra-slim design complement the sophisticated design of the Xbox 360.
With Logitech's patented Smart State Technology and powerful one-touch activity control, this new Harmony remote makes it easy for any family member to switch among playing games on the Xbox 360, watching movies, listening to music, viewing high-definition television, and any other home-entertainment activity.
"Our newest Harmony remote simply controls everything -- from the Xbox 360 to any other components in a home-entertainment system," said Bryan McLeod of Logitech. "The Harmony remote solves the living-room clutter problem of excessive remotes and makes it easy for any family member to set up the entertainment system for playing games, listening to music, or watching movies or television."
Out of the box, the Harmony remote for Xbox 360 can control the console, because the remote is preprogrammed during manufacturing. Users can navigate the Xbox 360 interface with the remote's X, Y, A and B buttons. These buttons coincide with commands in different Xbox 360 screens for selecting and navigating games, settings, music, and media.
After completing the online setup, a Harmony remote owner can use the remote to control any other components that are used while gaming. The Play Xbox 360 activity button can be programmed to turn on the television, home-theater receiver, and any other devices used for gaming, and to set all of the components to the correct inputs.
The Harmony remote for Xbox 360 can control any device with an infrared receiver, and can control as many as twelve individual devices. During the Harmony online setup, users may configure a variety of entertainment activities, such as Watch TV, Listen to Music, and Watch a Movie. These activities, along with Play Xbox 360, are displayed on the remote's LCD screen and can be selected by pressing one of the four adjacent buttons. Each time a new activity is selected, the remote establishes the required state of all of the components needed for the current activity, and turns off the components not needed.
The Harmony for Xbox 360 remote control will cost $129.99.