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We've just noticed a new RF4CE remote control from Philips listed on the ZigBee Alliance website:  http://www.zigbee.org/Products/DesignedForZigBee/tabid/234/Default.aspxIs this the first RF4CE product...?Called the Philips C210 + OVU-RF4CE/TID/1 - Remote control + receiver that work with RF4CE protocol;  this is likely a pre-release version...

With the RF4CE spec now available, expect to see product announcements coming thick & fast over the following months.The first of these comes from Samsung, who have just announced they've received ZigBee certification:  http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800584348_499488_NT_4949d7cf.HTMMeanwhile, Philips have announced the first remote control s...

We should begin to see RF remotes replacing IR by year end, with the ZigBee RF4CE spec now available for download from the Alliance site.  This whitepaper has just been released:  http://www.zigbee.org/imwp/download.asp?ContentID=16212This new presentation is also a good overview of the current state of ZigBee, detailing RF4CE progress as we...