![]() The Mini Blaster essentially extends the range of your Harmony remote’s infrared signals. Since the prices of these different configurations run from $99.99 to $349.99, you might say the new line is affordable to almost everyone. ![]() The Hub will work with the Harmony Touch, and is available for sale separately ($99.99), or with an app that allows you to use your smartphone or iPod Touch instead of a Touch or Ultimate remote. On the front are LEDs that indicate power on/off these light up when the Hub is receiving information. Also on the back is a button for pairing or resetting. The word “Harmony” is centered on its top, and on the back are an input for the AC cord and two ports for plugging in the Mini Blasters. It measures 5” x 4”, has beveled edges, and is about 1” high, with a sleek, black, semitransparent surface that in my room collected dust faster than has any electrostatic filter device intended for that purpose. The Harmony Ultimate Hub “turns RF signals from the remote control into IR and Bluetooth commands your home-theater devices can understand,” says Harmony's website. There is, however, one big difference from the Touch: a bulge on the Harmony’s bottom, about 2” from the front end, that guides the hand forward so that the thumbs can more easily reach the hard buttons - play, pause, skip, and record - above the screen. The battery is still not serviceable by the consumer when it dies, the device dies. The Ultimate looks just as sleek and gleaming, has the same buttons, and the icons for each Activity and device can still be customized. The Harmony Ultimate itself looks almost identical to the Touch it’s the same size (7.25”L x 2.25”W x not quite 1” thick), though at 4.8 ounces it weighs slightly less than the Touch’s 5.7 ounces. ![]() Included with the Harmony Ultimate ($349.99 USD) are a Harmony Hub, two IR Mini Blasters, a charging station, a USB cable, two AC adapter cords, a start-up manual, and warranty information. Now comes the Harmony Ultimate, in which almost everything left unfinished in the Touch is resolved. Last March, I gave the Logitech Harmony Touch universal remote control a positive review, but noted some things that might be improved.
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