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May 2, 2011 09:58 pm GMT

Peel Raises $16.7M To Turn Your Smartphone Into Your Television's Best Friend

Peel, a startup that's looking to turn your iOS device into a super-powered universal remote (among other things), has some big news: it's just closed a $16.7 million Series B funding round led by Ravi Mhatre of Lightspeed Venture Partners, with participation from existing investor Redpoint Ventures and several seed investors.Last month we took a thorough look at how Peel is settingout to become to the bridge between your iPhone (or iPad) and your home theatre system "both in terms of actually controlling your myriad devices, and in presenting you with content you'll want to watch.First, you purchase Peel's special hardware 'fruit', which looks like a plastic pear and is available from Apple retail for $100. This device sits in front of your home entertainment system (it actually looks like a nice ornament on a coffee table).

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