Date: October 3rd, 2002
Article by: Nathan Glentworth (Head Editor & Hardware Reviewer)
Product was donated by: ATI Technologies
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ATI TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATE PROFILE

ATI Technologies Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative 3D graphics and digital media silicon solutions. An industry pioneer since 1985, ATI delivers leading-edge performance solutions for the full range of PC and Mac desktop and notebook platforms, workstation, set-top box, game console and handheld markets. With 2001 revenues in excess of US $1 billion, ATI has more than 1,900 employees in the Americas, Europe and Asia. ATI common shares trade on NASDAQ (ATYT) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ATY).

PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

Ah yes!, I called it! It was only time until the proverbial "god box" came the the home and work computing environment. Since the release of the ALL-in-Wonder line of cards from ATI, the introduction of the remote wonder being bundled with already a great package has spurred ATI to release the Remote Wonder as a product all on its own. Has this gamble by ATI's marketing department paid off feature wise, well stay tuned and decide for yourself.....

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

The wireless remote that works through walls

- Wireless remote that operates using Radio Frequency, eliminating the need to point the remote at the receiver
- Works through walls, enabling you to roam the room, house, stage, or classroom
- Easy set up of receiver as it simply plugs into any available USB port in your PC
- Quick installation with automatic driver detection
- Compatible with all RADEON graphics products
- Offers mouse and application control, no matter what graphics are on-board

Full control of your multimedia options

- REMOTE WONDER™ controls your mouse pointer and cursor movements easily with its large thumb pad
- Provides full control of your PC mouse pointer and ATI MULTIMEDIA CENTER, included with the wireless remote
- One button access to launch your web browser, media library, TV* and DVD features
- Program a zoom in button, still capture button or a favorite TV channel with one of the six programmable alpha keys provided for custom configuration
- Easy to use with superior remote features including volume, mute, numeric selection, channel up/down keys, fast forward and reverse buttons

Experience PC freedom

- REMOTE WONDER™ provides you the freedom to remotely move PowerPoint presentations forward or backward, launch your multimedia demonstrations and web browser. Interact with your audience not your PC
- Control your PC CD player or MP3 music collection from anywhere in the house
- Fast forward to select sections of your favorite DVDs and CDs
- Operate your ALL IN WONDER™ TV features* from the comfort of your couch instead of sitting in front of your PC *TV features available with ATI ALL IN WONDER RADEON™ OR ATI TV WONDER™ products only.

*UPDATE*

Also, there are new plug-ins for a variety of products available on the web today.

Currently, version 1.2 software is available from ATI HERE


"To provide additional functionality for REMOTE WONDER, ATI is providing additional downloadable plug-ins for TheaterTek (www.theatertek.com) and DivX Player (www.divx.com/player) . (Plug-ins for Microsoft PowerPoint and Nullsoft Winamp are already included in the latest CATALYST software release.) Creating your own plug-in for REMOTE WONDER is now possible with ATI's downloadable software development kit (SDK) (HERE) is available from ATI's Developer Relations website. This SDK allows developers to quickly extend the functionality of REMOTE WONDER by creating Application Manipulation Modular Objects (AMMO) to control practically any software running under Windows."

Now, lets see what you actually get with the purchase...