Tablet and smartphone users love finding ways to utilize their devices to streamline their lives, including using them to control electronics and entertainment. Yet the devices are limited by a lack of hard buttons for tactile control, slow connectivity, multiple apps and numerous screen swipes to accomplish simple tasks – not to mention the possibility of the device being used for another purpose or by someone else. The affordable, patent-pending iPro.8 addresses these issues by working as an extension of the ProPanel App running on a smartphone, tablet or PC. Hard buttons and tactile control provide immediate access to frequent activities such as changing channels, controlling the volume, and DVR transport control. Rather than relying on network connectivity, the iPro.8 communicates instantly via reliable RF technology, and can be used with any Pro Control ProLink processor with an activated ProPanel App.