This small, lightweight device can be controlled using a smartphone or tablet.
It is Bluetooth-enabled, fits in a cup holder, and emits up to twelve scents, in an order that can be controlled using a smartphone app.
Oculus, a robot used mostly for security patrols, is essentially a set of wheels for a laptop running Skype videoconferencing software which can be controlled using a smartphone.
The current incarnation of the small black box can be controlled using a slim metal remote or via the Remote app on the iPhone or iPad, which makes entering text easier.
Programs such as Outlook, Word and Excel can be controlled using a scripting language called Visual Basic Script (VBS), which lets users write small programs, called scripts, to automate tasks.
Once installed on Internet-connected PCs, they can be controlled using a widely available communications system called Internet Relay Chat, or I.R.C. ShadowServer, a voluntary organization of computer security experts that monitors botnet activity, is now tracking more than 400,000 infected machines and about 1,450 separate I.R.C. control systems, which are called Command & Control servers.
