10 Cool Remote Controls You Won’t Believe Exist

Harry Potter’s Magic Wand Remote Control

This Magic Wand Remote Control gives you the opportunity to perform magic in your own home! Imagine walking into the room with your children and their Muggle friends watching TV, whipping out a magic wand from under your jacket and changing the channel in a flash. Why not add a magic spell into the equation to really impress them! An ideal birthday, housewarming or Christmas gift for any Harry Potter fan, the Kymera Magic Wand Remote Control will have friends and family spellbound as you zap to your favorite shows with a flick of the wrist. Why torture yourself during those terrible American Idol auditions? Mute your TV in one magical instant with the Kymera Magic Wand!.link

Clicker – 2 in 1 TV Remote and Bottle Opener

You’re watching the game and you get up to grab a beer. When you sit back down you realize that you forgot the bottle opener. It’s a common problem, but thankfully we now have a solution. No need to get up again. Just open that bottle with the Clicker – 2 in 1 TV Remote and Bottle Opener. It’s a bottle opener and universal remote in one gadget. It’s compatible with your TV, DVD, Cable, Satellite, VCR and other devices. This is a remote worth drinking to…If you can find a bottle opener that is. Better get this one. link | via

Pillow Remote Control

Never again will you have to ask, “wheres the remote” And youll never lose this remote in between the cushions. Because it IS a cushion– with a built-in 6-in-1 universal remote control! A fun way to watch TV or home theater, and a real conversation-starter. link

Reflexology Remote Control

The cool.con remote control fits neatly into the palm of your hand, and features a bumpy exterior that’s designed to provide a pressure-point massage to your hand as you sit on the couch flipping through your favorite channels. They’ve even provided this handy palm reflexology diagram to help you get the greatest phony health benefit out of your channel-surfing experience. Currently, the cool.con controller is available only in Korea, where it’s available through Funshop for $13 USD.link

Brain Wave Remote Control

Television has controlled our mind for long enough! The engineers at Haier have turned the table on the boob tube. Behold, the “Brain Wave” remote control that lets you change the channels …. with your mind! link| via

Gangsta TV remote control

This 9mm semi-automatic-styled clicker slides snugly beneath elastic waistbands for quick-draw access and features a detachable lithium-ion magazine, posi-lock channel changer and safety mode to prevent dropped pistols from accidentally going off (or switching to Fear Factor).link

Football Remote Control

Worried that it’s a hard ball replica of a football and is only going to serve for ornamental purposes? Fear not! This fantastic universal remote control not only allows you control your TV but lets you practise your keepie-ipes and headers during half time. That’s right – it’s a soft feel ball which means that you can have your own 2-a-side kick about in your living room. link

Dance Mat Remote Control

As vast remote controls go, this one will take some beating. Cobbled together from an already pretty large Brookstone universal remote and two Dance Dance Revolution play mats, the end result is one of the biggest Windows Media Center controllers we’ve seen. If you’re interested, the source code is free to download and tweak for your own projects. link | via

T-Shirt Remote Control

Utilizing the body as a platform for control and functionality, this t-shirt can control any television that can connect with a universal remote. Understanding how technology works gave way to this concept. At first glance, the shirt looks like any normal graphic t, until you notice the conductive thread sew throughout the shirt. The conductive thread connects to soft switches to create a circuit board. Who wouldn’t want to be able to sit on the couch and wear a remote?! Now you’ll never have to look for a small remote in the couch cushions again!.link

TV-Remote and PC-Mouse in One

The Eizo C@t-one is a curious product: one side is a regular wireless optical three-button mouse with scroll wheel, and the other is a basic 9-function TV remote. Curious, but probably very useful if you’ve got your PC hooked up to your TV, and it may also stir some memories for fans of Apple’s old round mouse. Available in Japan for around $118. link