Following going a long time without any hardware updates, Logitech has finally announced what quite a few of us suspected was coming. TechHive points out a post on the guidance boards confirming that Logitech will no extended manufacture Harmony controllers.
Logitech:
When Harmony controllers are and go on to be available by many retailers, going ahead Logitech will no extended manufacture Harmony controllers.
We count on no affect to our customers by this announcement. We system to guidance our Harmony community and new Harmony customers, which consists of entry to our application and applications to established up and regulate your controllers. We also system to go on to update the system and insert units to our Harmony database. Shopper and warranty guidance will go on to be available.
The firm’s universal controllers have been amongst the finest options — and in current a long time, nearly the only options — for household theater users who want a regular model distant that can join nearly anything at all in a dwelling place and sensible household. Nonetheless, specially as companies like Google, Apple and Amazon have extended their attain into household handle and HDMI-CEC connects controls for a lot more units, the marketplace for universal controllers is a lot more of a market than at any time.
When Logitech considered providing off the division in 2013 before maintaining it in-house, this time the solution line is just coming to an stop, with remaining goods marketed by retailers right until they are all long gone. If you might be pondering about buying up a Harmony distant, or just grabbing one particular as a doable replacement, we broke down the latest lineup of controls late previous calendar year to help you make your mind up which one particular fits your set up the finest. For now they are available “even though provides previous” with Logitech location a aim to present assistance and guidance (but likely not any new features) for “as long as customers are employing it.”