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For those familiar with ThinkFlood’s RedEye, you’d understand that you’re getting some swank tech, but at the price of what’s in your wallet. The device’s response was pretty fair-weather as the tech was deemed “convoluted”. Four months later RedEye is pretty much history and the “mini” version has went on to set the bar in the World of Apple. At $49 it looked to be a steal for those looking to pimp out their homes 22nd Century style. But New Potato Technologies has introduced their own Infrared iPhone/iPod touch dongle and while it isn’t as cheap as the RedEye mini — this one has subtle differences you may enjoy. The tech connects to a dock connector, and when you use the accompanying app, you can control the lights in your home, the stereo system, your home cinemas, and pretty much anything that allows dictation via IR. The juicy part of this new product is that the app will allow users to search a database of over 14,000 device codes. You’ll be able to add the products that are necessary and most used in your home or office. In the end you’ll probably be stuck still programming that Jurassic Park VCR you still own, but for $79.99 (plus shipping & handling), you can have your friends going ooh-and-ahh via the company’s own website… Or you can head over to Best Buy on March 28th to pay a middleman. http://www.newpotatotech.com/FLPR/flpr.html