Sony set foot in the field of crowdfunding at the end of 2014. Its pilot project was a platform called First Flight, which included a development board, FES e-ink smart watch and a universal household appliance remote control called Huis (pronounced house). The original crowdfunding amount was 5 million yen (about 40820 US dollars).

Two years later, the Huis universal remote control finally came out. Huis remote control can remotely control the TV, Blu ray player, lights, air conditioners and other household appliances. Its biggest feature is the e-ink touch screen, which can be customized by users. Through the remote control itself or its PC program, users can share or download the settings and interface of the remote control.

Sony claims that the reason why it doesn't use a conventional LCD screen is that e-ink has better power consumption control and can maintain the display all the time (e-ink display principle is completely different from LCD, no backlight is required, and only changes the content will consume power). It is "natural" to use e-ink in remote control. Now Japanese users can make online reservations for remote control, which will be shipped in succession next month.

Although the official did not disclose more, its working principle is similar to the infrared remote control provided by some smart phones, and it can adapt to various infrared home appliances. Of course, the most surprising thing is its price - 27950 yen (equivalent to 250 dollars, about RMB 1600 ）。 Sony's Huis should be the most expensive universal remote control, At this price, you can already buy a serious Android Wear device. How much faith does Suo Fen have to fill in to get started?