Grand Prize Winner! (Part 3 of 3)
This entry started out as a way to amuse my 2 year old daughter. I wanted something with plenty of colors and movement, and what do I end up with but a remote full of bubbles and fish? The transitions between pages on this one are also fun, the theme of course being 'bubbles'. There are also plenty of animated fish and underwater life. The best feature I think is the animation tied to the OFF macro (please check it out) … this is the soft of thing I just can’t do with Crestron :) It’s a simple remote, but still pretty cool (sometimes the simpler the better).

This entry is also more ‘fun’ than ‘functional’ but does offer the same simplified level of control that I generally give to my customers. It offers fun bubble-filled transitions from page to page (again to the liking of my toddler who isn’t even allowed to play with the remote anyway). The pages are colorful with no shortage of fish, bubbles, and seaweed to grab your attention. Under the advanced setup page, the code needed to enter is 911.

Here's my latest design inspired by the best show ever. It is very graphic intensive and is a good mix of form and function. The screenshots and sounds that play when a device is selected changes each time (variable dependent). There are lots of fun .wav files imbedded on different buttons and actions. The best feature is the full qwerty keyboard (under the Audio Request device) which can be modified and used with any device requiring an infrared keyboard.

Here is my Pink Floyd themed home remote. It took forever and is very customized to my home system (and to my wife's liking). Please note the use of variables to modify the MAIN button's functionality... pressing MAIN while on the main menu will return you to the device you were last using without issuing the macro (useful for accidental presses of MAIN). What you might find useful is the full AudioRequest QWERTY keyboard, including capitals.

An entry in the Universal Remote Control Inc. MX-3000 design contest.

An entry in the Universal Remote Control Inc. MX-3000 design contest.

OK, be kind---this is my first try and just wanted to get it working before my wife laughs too much. Digitized some of the remote's buttons and used some from this site as well. Still working out some bugs (discrete codes would help), but at least my 12 year old can operate everything. Gonna customize it when I have time.

A complete system RCC setup for the following components.

This is a complete system set up for the listed devices. It includes a list of movies and the ability to choose one from a picture and have that movie load. This was done as a manual process but it works fine.

Second Place Winner!
Cutting edge graphics with a warm, classic feel. Designed around a modular concept allowing great freedom in layout, with numerous graphical elements including backgrounds and several positional overlay panels to accent the design. Includes dedicated panels for functions such as playing media, CD disc selection, and keypad entry. Maintains a clean design with clear, legible text. Under the Goodies device are included a large number of fully rendered buttons and titlebar text for other devices, an entire suite of blank buttons (and titlebar) set up for user text, blank menu, choice of title bars with discrete or toggle power, as well as a battery bar for the main menu.

A river house with surround sound system and whole house audio.