Logitech's new addition to Harmony products

The new remote features improved one-touch activity buttons and a button layout optimized to control digital video recorders (DVRs). It's also the company's first remote to include the new Harmony 7.0 software, which makes setting up the remote and fine-tuning it on the PC easier than ever. And like all of Logitech's family of Harmony remotes, the Harmony 670 remote can completely control an entertainment system.

The Harmony 670 remote's color-coded, backlighted activity buttons make it easy for any member of the family to launch an entertainment activity. Pressing one of these clearly labeled buttons - such as Watch TV, Listen to Music, and Watch Movie - can put an entire entertainment system and all of its components in the right state for these activities. Switching between activities is child's play with the Harmony 670 remote. When a new activity is selected, the remote changes all the inputs and powers on the devices needed for that activity.

Because of the growing popularity of DVRs, Logitech improved upon the Harmony 659 remote's button layout by putting important DVR buttons in a central location. The new remote features a high-quality directional pad, with a design and premium materials similar to those used for the Harmony 880 remote, offering intuitive navigation through television menus. And essential buttons such as record, play, pause, advance, rewind, skip forward, and skip back surround the directional pad.

The stylish Harmony 670 remote features Logitech's popular and comfortable peanut-shaped design. It also includes a fully backlighted keypad, for easy use when the lights are dimmed, and a LCD, offering people the ability to add custom activities and additional controls.

The new Harmony software reduces the Internet setup process to four easy steps. An intuitive wizard guides people through this online setup, using easy-to-understand language, offering tips and providing easy access to help menus along the way. The setup includes the automated download of infrared codes from the world's largest online audio/visual control database, featuring information about more than 175,000 devices from more than 5,000 manufacturers.

The Harmony 670 remote is now available in the U.S. for a suggested price of $149.99.

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