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Universal Remote Control to Open App Store
Dealers can buy, sell, share templates, graphics, integration modules and more at URC Toolbox
If you can use iPhone's App Store, you can use the new Toolbox store from Universal Remote Control.
A leader in remote control technology, URC is now offering dealers the chance to share their home-grown applications on the company's dealer-only Web site, urccontrolroom.com.
Dealers have been developing their own URC templates, sounds, integration modules, animations and applications for years. And they may never recoup the costs of developing these apps. Now they can sell them to other URC dealers for any price.
URC keeps a small percentage of the sale to operate the store.
Marketing director Jon Sienkewicz says that apps will range from free to $500 or more, "and I suspect many will be in the $0.99 to $9.99 range."
The company will also offer hardware, including replacement batteries, charger bases and cables. All financial transactions are being handled through PayPal.
As with the original app store, URC's Toolbox will have plenty of freebies from both URC itself and dealers who want to spread a little love.
My question to other manufacturers: Why isn't everyone doing this?
URC will demonstrate the new service at CEDIA Expo 2009.
A leader in remote control technology, URC is now offering dealers the chance to share their home-grown applications on the company's dealer-only Web site, urccontrolroom.com.
Dealers have been developing their own URC templates, sounds, integration modules, animations and applications for years. And they may never recoup the costs of developing these apps. Now they can sell them to other URC dealers for any price.
URC keeps a small percentage of the sale to operate the store.
Marketing director Jon Sienkewicz says that apps will range from free to $500 or more, "and I suspect many will be in the $0.99 to $9.99 range."
The company will also offer hardware, including replacement batteries, charger bases and cables. All financial transactions are being handled through PayPal.
As with the original app store, URC's Toolbox will have plenty of freebies from both URC itself and dealers who want to spread a little love.
My question to other manufacturers: Why isn't everyone doing this?
URC will demonstrate the new service at CEDIA Expo 2009.
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Julie Jacobson, Editor-at-large, CE Pro
As a co-founder of EH Publishing in 1994, Julie has edited and contributed to all of the company's publications at one time or another. An authority on home automation, networking, integration, digital convergence and the CE pro channel, Julie speaks often about these subjects at industry events. She graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and received an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. Julie is a washed-up Ultimate Frisbee player.
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Got a website up yet 39? I’d like to see what I’m going to get for my 39 cents. 
I’ve seen his work. Definitely worth twice that much.
Thanks Julie… i think Here you go JAMES…
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This is genius. I am going to sell graphics and templates at 39 cents a pop!