Carbon Toggle

Carbon Design Group has come up with a new way in which to tackle the multitude of TV functions in their concept Carbon Toggle remote. The challenge was to take a complex array of devices and uses, and distill them down into one, flexible, multimode device. The core of the Toggle is a simple touchpad, much like you might find on a laptop. This capacitive surface is printed with images, characters, and icons. The different modes are revealed by the use of a simple, grid-patterned mask. When the base and mask are aligned, Toggle is off and its logo is visible. A simple shift up, down, left or right, exposes a new interface and activates the corresponding mode —Type, Move, Surf or Play. It's actually quite an innovative design and could have some serious functionality in today's market of remote controls. I will be keeping my eyes out for this product to hit the market.