Introduction

Energy Sistem™ isn't exactly a common typo on the tip of the tongue, but - much like the problem of mysteriously vanishing remote controls - they've been around for a while. Barring the kleptomaniac hoardings of some thieving soon-to-be-ex friend, or a lonely and capacious housewife, the blame must lay squarely on our quest for progressively miniaturised technology. A quest manufacturers seem determined to embark upon regardless of consequence - and to which they subsequently offer their own solutions; for a modest price, of course. So in search of a stop-gap between sanity and industrial genocide, we stumble most readily across the likes of this Universal 3100 Remote Control. Whereupon the wrath of our idle thumb-poking is more than satisfied. At least until someone miniaturises the sofas behind which it's sure to disappear.

Features

• Large selection of pre-programmed DVD, Television, Satellite, VCR, and even CTV settings
  
• Ability to learn over 200 commands from existing remote controls
  
• Store pre-sets for up to 8 devices
  
• Stylish blue back-light
  
• Full set of navigation icons
  
• Non-volatile temporary memory to ensure all settings aren't lost when changing batteries
  
• Range of up to 7 metres
  
• Satisfyingly non-miniature