Logitech has announced the successor to their Harmony One universal remote control, the Harmony 900. The main difference between the two is that the latter can control your devices via RF technology (meaning that you don’t have to maintain a line-of-sight with the remote sensor of your equipment in order to control it).

The Logitech Harmony 900 remote also features a capacitive touchscreen which you can use for various commands. Another thing about RF technology is that it allows you to control devices that are inside a cabinet, as long as you put those included IR miniblasters as Logitech calls it, nearby those devices. Frankly though, do many people keep their home theater equipment hidden inside closed cabinets?

The RF module or the gigantic looking miniblaster, is responsible for converting the RF signal into IR commands which your devices can understand. It is also where you connect those two cute miniblasters.

The Logitech Harmony 900 remote becomes available on September 2009 for a retail price of $399.99. Geez! That’s really expensive for a remote, but of course if you have home theater equipment which are much more expensive… Spending $400 on a remote is definitely not a biggie.

Extra RF modules and miniblasters will be available for purchase soon, depending on where you live.

Package contents include:

• Remote control
• IR blaster
• Charging/docking station
• USB cable
• 2 IR mini blasters
• 2 AC adapters
• Lithium-ion battery
• Installation CD
• User documentation/manual

Gizmodo, ZDNet and CNET got their hands on this sleek looking remote early for review. So far, all of them have been saying that this is the ultimate remote to have in your home theater arsenal. It does everything you want, includes a capacitive touchscreen, can replace up to 15 remotes but… Did I mention it costs $400?

[via BLogitech]