Abstract: A pet door is described herein comprising a motor for locking and unlocking a pet flap of a pet door, wherein the pet flap is rotatably attached to an upper portion of the pet door. The pet door includes a first motion detector for monitoring movement in a first detection region and a second motion detector for monitoring movement in a second detection region, wherein the pet flap of the pet door occupies a plane separating the first detection region from the second detection region when the pet flap is in a locked position. One or more applications running on at least one processor of the pet door are configured to receive a first motion signal from the first motion detector indicating movement of a pet in the first detection region, the receiving the first motion signal including activating an access sequence controlling ingress or egress of a pet.

Abstract: Techniques to generate information using a remote control are described. An apparatus may comprise a user interface module to receive movement information representing handwriting from a remote control, and to perform handwriting recognition operations using the movement information. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A user interface with software lensing may be described. An apparatus may comprise a user interface module to display information objects for an electronic program guide, receive movement information from a remote control, and move a pointer in response to the movement information. The apparatus may further include a media lensing module to increase a first information object to a first size when the pointer approaches or coincides with the first information object. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Abstract: A user interface for a media device may be described. An apparatus may comprise a user interface module to receive movement information representing handwriting from a remote control, convert the handwriting into characters, and display the characters in a first viewing layer with graphical objects in a second viewing layer. Other embodiments are described and claimed.