This is certainly a cool remote control. But the big question is really whether or not it will make me coffee if I press the right button combination.

With its 3.5-inch color touch screen, the NevoSL might be mistaken for a media player or a hand-held video game. But it is a wireless remote control that its maker, Universal Electronics, says is truly universal.

The Nevo has access to an updatable database of more than 200,000 infrared codes for some 2,400 brands and 175,000 models of consumer electronic products, and can speak to practically any remote-controlled device. It can also communicate using the Wi-Fi wireless standard, connecting with a home network to control anything from a computer to automated systems for lighting, heat and air-conditioning. [Read the rest]