TV remotes over the last few decades have been getting more and more sophisticated. After all when TV was first released there were only a few channels available and the TV was black and white. The first TV remotes had a cord running into the TV. Now we have a million adjustments to make. multi channel, multiple inputs, the average TV remote today is more complicated then the Apollo Space crafts instrument panels.

Comcast introduces a new voice activated remote. Finally I can have something that listens to me. Follows any command. Does what I actually tell it. It’s the beginning of a new era.

But wait, there must be a catch. My Comcast bill came in at one hundred and fifty bucks last month. Although I keep re-negotiating it some how it keeps creeping up there. So I’m wondering if this new remote they’re gonna give me is gonna cost a lot more. Why not doesn’t everything else? I’m kind of worried about security too. Not that I have anything to hide. If there’s a TV remote in your living room that can understand your requests can’t it then understand everything said in that room? It’s a little like having a microphone in your living room if you ask me. I’ve been doing a little research online and the new remotes have just become available so we will have to wait and see. In the mean time I think I’ll do a little research to see what alternatives are out there to replace my $150.00 per month cable bill.  Hey Comcast can you hear me now or do I have to say it in your new remote? In the mean time we’ll  let everyone  test that voice activated remote for a little while and report back later.