Basically the app turns your iPhone or iPad into a big touchpad remote control for your telly, giving you advanced gesture controls for apps and programming from Panasonic's online platforms as well ...

Sure, the remote control Panasonic showed off as part of its Viera update this week looks like any other overly complicated, SD-slot equipped, universal home theater remote. But there's more to it ...

Panasonic has released a new version of its Viera Remote App for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. The new remote control application enables you to control Viera TVs over your wireless network (Wi-Fi).

For example, when the DMP-BD10A is connected to a Panasonic VIERA flat-panel TV with an HDMI cable, you can turn on the DMP-BD10A and switch the TV's input source to the DMP-BD10A using only the VIERA ...