A company called Performance Designed Products (PDP) has announced what could be the very first Blu-ray remote control designed for the PS4.

It seems that Sony is always finding new ways to tick off home theater users – first by repeatedly refusing to add a standard CE infrared receiver to the many generations of PS3 consoles, and then on the PS4 by refusing to offer compatibility with or a replacement product for the one compromise the PS3 did have: the Bluetooth-based Sony Blu-ray Disc Remote Control. Thus, Sony has artificially made the PS4 one of the worst devices possible for media consumption – which is a true shame, since it should be one of the best. Read more...

Logitech may have revealed earlier this year that they’re looking to sell off the Harmony line, but that apparently doesn’t mean they’re content to rest on their laurels in the meanwhile. Some users have noted a recent unavailability of all but the newest Harmony remotes in retail stores, and attributed that to Logitech winding down production. Nope! Turns out they were merely waiting for their brand new models to become available! Read more...

As it turns out, those who do not learn from history... still won't repeat it. Sony's new, cheaper, smaller, quieter and more efficient PlayStation 3 Slim has a lot of good things going for it, but a handy new infrared receiver isn't one of them. Read more...

Welcome to the final day of Remote Central’s Week of Advanced PlayStation 3 Control! Each day over this past week we’ve brought you new reviews of sophisticated infrared-to-Bluetooth adapters that offer universal remote control owners uncompromising control over their Sony PS3 game console. Whether you use the system as a Blu-ray disc player, a music player, a video streamer or even an actual game system, these advanced converters offer you from-the-couch convenience to turn the PS3 on and off, along with a full complement of 51 different functions. Read more...

Welcome to day five of Remote Central’s Week of Advanced PlayStation 3 Control! Each day this week we’re reviewing a different infrared-to-Bluetooth adapter designed to give full control of Sony's PS3 system to any universal remote control. Today we take a look at the ps3toothfairy Elite, which is available as both a DIY kit and fully assembled. Read more...

Welcome to day four of Remote Central’s Week of Advanced PlayStation 3 Control! Each day this week we’re reviewing a different infrared-to-Bluetooth adapter designed to give full control of Sony's PS3 system to any universal remote control. The review for today is of the Logitech Harmony Adapter for PlayStation 3 (model E-R0001), which just came out a few days ago. Read more...

Welcome to day three of Remote Central’s Week of Advanced PlayStation 3 Control! Each day this week we’re reviewing a different infrared-to-Bluetooth adapter designed to give full control of Sony's PS3 system to any universal remote control. Today's review is of the IR4PS3 v3 - which can be bought as an economical DIY kit or fully assembled. Read more...

Welcome to day two of Remote Central’s Week of Advanced PlayStation 3 Control! Each day this week we’re reviewing a different infrared-to-Bluetooth adapter designed to give full control of Sony's PS3 system to any universal remote control. For today we have a complete review of the sophisticated IR2BTci, which is truly “the Swiss Army knife of PS3 converters”. Read more...

Welcome to day one of Remote Central’s Week of Advanced PlayStation 3 Control! Each day this week we’ll be bringing you a new review for one of six sophisticated infrared-to-Bluetooth adapters that offer universal remote control owners uncompromising control over their Sony PS3 game console. We begin the series today with the Audio Authority BlueBeam. Read more...

In what appears to be a month of PlayStation 3-related news, Logitech has formally announced their Harmony Adapter for PlayStation 3 – an infrared to Bluetooth converter that allows any Harmony remote to easily control PlayStation 3 game systems. Read more...