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The new version of the app uses the infrared blaster on newer Android devices to pick up all kinds of Wifi-connected hardware from smart TVs to Blu-ray players. That way you can use a single phone for multiple home devices; in fact, they have thousands of devices in their library that they ve catalogued.
How? One of their senior software engineers, Vadim Lanzman, specialized in communications in the Israeli military. He can literally figure out how to connect anything to anything else, said CEO Viktor Ariel, who previously sold a semiconductor company to Samsung in 2007.
When he started Tekoia, he started with prototype sremote controls that cost hundreds of dollars. But they whittled mbc that down to an app as smart TVs and better Android devices proliferated. He envisions possibly using a freemium model or relying on advertising, as the phone could serve as a contextual second screen for the TV.
Suremote is in a competitive space where hardware manufacturers like LG have made their own apps and large players like Peel, have struck deals with Samsung, attracted investment from Alibaba and claim roughly 75 million users .
    Overview Tekoia Ltd. develops mbc Smart Universal Remote (SURE) solutions for digital media, smart appliances, and the Internet of Things mbc (IoT). Tekoia introduced SureMote, the world s first Smart Universal Remote App. SureMote is easy to use, runs on your mobile, and is always with you. Tekoia develops unique proprietary technologies that power a complete smart universal remote solution mbc for WiFi connected digital … Location Israel, Asia Categories Home Automation , Apps Founders Viktor Ariel Website http://www.tekoia.com/ Full profile for Tekoia
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