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Beijing July 30 news, the U.S. "Time" magazine published entitled "We the remte !ntrl is
really s !razy" "#$re We %eally That &razy $but the %emte &ntrl"' $rti!le said, n ne
wants t (!us n the tu!h s!reen t rede(ine the T) e*perien!e, whi!h is the traditinal remte
!ntrl has nt been substituted by phne r tablet reasns. But as mre and mre +ide !ntent
sur!es, traditinal remte !ntrl has !me t the brin, ( eliminatin, and the emergen!e (
&hrme!ast T) sti!, is a!!elerated the demise ( the traditinal remte !ntrl.
The (llwing are the main !ntents ( the arti!le-
&hrme!ast birth
When &hrme!ast T) sti!, a+ailable, . suddenly (elt that the traditinal remte !ntrl has n
lnger ne!essary.
/gle laun!hed &hrme!ast T) sti!, just 0 31, whi!h allws the user t 2uTube, the +ide
m+ed n 3et(li* r /gle 4lay n T), but !an be in the hands ( i4hne, i4ad r $ndrid
de+i!e as a remte. . tried &hrme!ast, its speed and ease ( a!!ess are better than any ne ( the
set5tp b*, althugh nt e6uipped with a dedi!ated remte !ntrl, but did nt (eel in!n+enient.
7( !urse, nt e+eryne agrees with me. Sme industry belie+es that the la!, ( large5s!reen
inter(a!e and remte !ntrl is &hrme!ast biggest (law.
8r e*ample, &39T n!e !mmented- "&hrme!ast all intera!ti+e tas,s t a smartphne r tablet
4&, whi!h des nt lead t its wn user inter(a!e when n utput stream media (iles, &hrme!ast
(i*ed s!reen !an nly display and status in(rmatin. , and the user !an nt swit!h t the
appli!atin, !an nt !hse anything (rm the T). 7+erall, &hrme!ast nt a standalne de+i!e, it
must be smart phnes, tablet !mputers with the ability t use. "
Te!hnlgy blg :aring 8ireball ; (under Jhn /ruber #Jhn /ruber' als endrsed this +iew. <e
said- "The la!, ( remte !ntrl is indeed +ery bad, althugh . ha+e t perate thrugh mbile
appli!atins $pple T), but nly need t enter a passwrd r !an nt (ind the remte !ntrl, . will
d it."
&hrme!as signi(i!an!e
.n the traditinal analgue T) era, the remte !ntrl is a gd slutin, be!ause swit!hing
prgram is the nly !hi!e (r the user. But nw had a di((erent, we ha+e t many sur!es (
+ide !ntent, the traditinal remte !ntrl has !me t the brin, ( eliminatin. 3w, /gle
has been trying t ma,e a !hange, and laun!hed a &hrme!ast T) Sti!,. S, &hrme!ast able t
bring what we ha+e"
Smart phnes, tablet 4&s as a remte !ntrl, +ia a tu!h s!reen, the user !an use a whle new
way t brwse na+igatin menu, sear!h prgrams. &hara!teristi!s ( smart phnes, tablet 4&s will
allw us t get mre in(rmatin when +iewed with the prgram, su!h as audien!e !mments,
lin,s t related !ntent and s n. When users en!unter !ntent ( interest, yu !an dire!tly !li!,
7= t play, withut ha+ing t use the remte !ntrl.
S, i( mbile phnes, tablet 4&s are nt arund hw t deal with it" $!!rding t mar,et resear!h
(irm 3ielsen #3ielsen' pr+ided, in wn a smartphne r tablet $meri!ans, >0? ( peple e+ery
day while wat!hing T) using these de+i!es. 7r yu !an as, yursel(- $re hlding a !ell phne r
tablet !mputer the last time t wat!h T)"
The de+elpment ( remte
Why traditinal remte !ntrl has nt been repla!ed by a mbile phne r tablet !mputer" The
mst imprtant reasn is- 3 ne wants t (!us n the tu!h s!reen t rede(ine the T)
e*perien!e.
U.S. !able peratr &m!ast #&m!ast' and Smart T) set5tp b* ma,er %,u, ha+e laun!hed a
T) (r i4hne !ntrl appli!atin, but this is nt a !mplete slutin, whi!h !an nly be !arried
ut +ia the tu!h s!reen na+igatin !hannel , and e+en adjust the +lume r !ntrl ther +ide
sur!e !an d.
9+en i( the industry is t be regarded as a ben!hmar, (r the $pple T), its per(rman!e in terms
( streaming media !ntrl is als a (ar !ry (rm the traditinal remte !ntrl. 8r e*ample,
$irplay streaming wireless transmissin ( streaming media !ntent !an be transmitted dire!tly
(rm the smartphne r tablet 4& t $pple T), but battery li(e will smartphne r tablet impa!t.
9+en mre !riti!al is that in $irplay utput +ide at the same time, users !an nt per(rm ther
peratins n a smart phne r tablet.
.n !ntrast t this is, /gle laun!hed &hrme!ast, t repla!e the traditinal remte !ntrl !an be
des!ribed under the (t wr,. &hrme!ast (ull attentin ( the tu!h s!reen e*perien!e, when a
user sele!ts 3et(li* r 2uTube +ide n smart phnes, tablet 4&s, start T) will autmati!ally
swit!h t the !rrespnding prgram.
&hrme!ast nt let the T) dire!tly thrugh the mbile terminal t read the !ntents, but the
!ntents inside anther play dwnladed thrugh the netwr,. Simply put, it is nt entirely yur
phne is in "syn!" state. .n this way, the user !an !ntrl the +ide playba!, thrugh any ne (
the smart phne r tablet, e+en i( the user lea+es the rm, ther peple !an use their mbile
phnes t !ntrl.
8r $ndrid users, their e*perien!e better. Users !an dire!tly in the phne@s l!, s!reen r
nti(i!atin bar perate the T), and e+en be able t use physi!al buttns t adjust the +lume.
7( !urse, &hrme!ast nt the per(e!t slutin, it !an nly play audi (rm the 3et(li*, 2uTube
and /gle 4lay, and +ide !ntent, this is a great pity, be!ause that is, mst !nsumers still rely
n traditinal set5tp b* and remte !ntrl.
This perid ( time is di((i!ult t !hange the situatin, unless &hrme!ast get mre de+elper
supprt. 7( !urse, &hrme!ast has pinted ut the dire!tin (r the (uture de+elpment ( the
remte !ntrl, that is, any smart phne, tablet 4& !an be used as a user ( the remte !ntrl
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