# Fully-Loaded Remote Controls The Savant Remote Lets You Control Your Entire Home from One Gadget By Michael Hines | Published 2010-10-11 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/savant-remote References: [engadget](http://www.engadget.com/2010/10/07/savant-stuffs-ipod-touch-into-multifunctional-touch-remote-incl/) & [savantav](http://www.savantav.com/) The Savant Remote is the most ambitious and technologically advanced remote I have ever laid eyes upon. This remote is designed to [control all of your home's functions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-home-interfaces) with the touch of a button. You can turn on the lights, change the channel and turn off the fan -- all from the Savant Remote. An [iPod](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinypod) touch and FaceTime are also integrated into the Savant Remote. To top it all off, the Savant Remote can also send and receive phone calls. I love the idea behind the Savant Remote, but I have one question: If you lose it, how will you answer calls and turn off the TV? ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 6% | Activity: 64% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Connected Home Technology:** The emergence of fully-loaded remotes like the Savant Remote offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in creating integrated smart home solutions. - **Multifunctional Devices:** The Savant Remote's ability to control various home functions, integrate with iPod touch and FaceTime, and send/receive phone calls presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in developing versatile and all-in-one gadgets. - **Voice-activated Control:** Integrating voice-activated features into the Savant Remote could lead to disruptive innovation in enhancing accessibility and convenience for controlling home functions. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Home Automation:** The Savant Remote aligns with the home automation industry, providing opportunities for disruptive innovation in creating comprehensive and seamless smart home control systems. - **Consumer Electronics:** The multifunctional capabilities of the Savant Remote make it relevant to the consumer electronics industry, opening doors for disruptive innovation in designing advanced remote control solutions. - **Telecommunications:** The inclusion of phone call functionalities in the Savant Remote suggests potential disruptive innovation opportunities in the telecommunications industry for integrating communication capabilities into remote control devices. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Universal Smart Remote Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/universal-smart-remote-controller.md) - [Universal Smart Home Remotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/switchbot-universal-remote.md) - [Intuitive Touchscreen Remote Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touchsense-remote.md) - [Smart Home Controller Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/universal-remote-controller.md) - [Configurable Concave-Button Remotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-liza-remote.md) - [Omni-Control Smart Home Remotes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/linxura-smart-home-controller.md) - [Dedicated Smart Home Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-automation-control-pad.md) - [Gesture-Controlled Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spatial-touch.md) - [T-Shaped Remote Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sightless-remote-control.md)