CueFar
A speaker on a large theatre stage, seen from behind under the stage lights, the CueFar Handheld in his right hand, facing a theatre audience

Control the presentation anywhere in the building.

Change slides from the back of the hall, the next room or another floor. Every press is confirmed with a buzz in your hand, so you never turn round to check.

Handheld, Pulpit and Pedal. Fully refundable until it ships.

100mindoors, through walls and floors
5remoteson one Bridge, in any mix
159hpresenting per charge, up to
1buzzwhen your slide has changed

The screen is on the first floor. You don't have to be.

Plug the Bridge into the venue's computer. The speaker at a lectern upstairs, the moderator in the green room and the operator two floors up all control the same presentation, through walls and ceilings.

Cut-away of a building: the venue on floor 1, CueFar remotes on floors 2 and 3 The venue with the stage, the screen and the computer with the CueFar Bridge is on floor 1. A Pulpit in a seminar room and a Handheld in the green room on floor 2, and a Handheld in the tech booth and a Pulpit on a second stage on floor 3, all send cues down to the Bridge. Each cue is confirmed back to its remote. Floor 3Floor 2Floor 1: the venue Slide 12 Bridge Lectern upstairsseminar room, floor 2 Moderatorgreen room, floor 2 Operatortech booth, floor 3 Second stageoverflow room, floor 3

From a lectern upstairs

A Pulpit in the seminar room above the hall runs the slides on the main screen.

From the green room

The moderator cues the opening slides with a Handheld before the speaker walks on.

From the tech booth

The operator two floors up runs the show without a cable down to the stage.

From the hall itself

On stage or in the back row, the same remotes work in the venue too, up to 100 metres away.

Five CueFar remotes connected to one Bridge Bridge HandheldSpeaker HandheldCo-speaker PulpitLectern PedalStage floor HandheldModerator

Five remotes. One Bridge.

Panels, keynotes with a co-host, a worship team: everyone who presents gets their own remote, and they all drive the same computer.

  • Any mix. Handheld, Pulpit and Pedal share the same Bridge.
  • Each one confirmed. Only the remote that pressed feels the buzz.
  • Named on screen. Give every remote a name, like "Moderator" or "Stage left".
  • No double skips. Two people pressing at once never jump two slides by accident.

Your notes on the left. Your slides under your hand.

The Pulpit sits on the lectern next to your notebook and shows the slide you're on and the time, so you keep your eyes on your notes and the room, never on the screen behind you.

Seen from behind a speaker at a lectern: a small open notebook with a pen and the CueFar Pulpit showing slide 12 of 48, his hand on the NEXT key, the slides blurred on the big screen in the background

One system, three ways to cue.

In your hand, on the lectern or under your foot. Every CueFar comes with a Bridge and works with the others.

The CueFar family: the slim Handheld, the wedge-shaped Pulpit, the six-button Pedal and the small Bridge
A presenter's thumb on the NEXT key of the slim CueFar Handheld, its screen showing slide 12 of 48

Handheld

For speakers who move.

Slim and light, it rests along your palm with your thumb on NEXT, so you forget you are holding it. Each key has its own shape, so you find it without looking. The battery comes out: charge it in the remote or separately in any charger.

Battery
Up to 58 h, removable
Size
34 mm wide, about 75 g
Screen
1.14″ colour
Keys
Next, back, blank + 3 programmable
€249with Bridge

The Bridge: Bluetooth and USB, at the same time.

The Bridge connects to your computer over Bluetooth and over USB-C together. If one link drops, the other keeps your slides moving. No driver, no pairing menu, and up to five remotes on one Bridge.

  • Redundant link. Bluetooth and USB-C run side by side, so a loose cable or a busy Bluetooth band doesn't stop the show.
  • Venues that ban Bluetooth. Use the short USB-C cable on its own.
  • Tiny. 42 × 22 × 11 mm, smaller than most USB sticks.
The small CueFar Bridge connected to a laptop at a front-of-house desk, its green status light on

Press next. Feel it land.

Other clickers send and hope. CueFar waits for the computer to answer, then tells your hand.

Ready

Slowed down so you can follow it. On the prototype the round trip takes 73 ms.

One buzz: the slide changed.

Two buzzes: the computer got it but nothing changed, for example on the last slide.

Three buzzes: it didn't arrive. Press again.

Charge it once a week. Or once a month.

A full conference day uses about a seventh of the Handheld's battery. Every battery comes out, and charges in the device or separately.

Handheld

58 habout 7 conference days

Pulpit

143 habout 17 conference days

Pedal

159 habout 19 days, or plugged in
The CueFar Handheld with its battery door open and the cell half out, a spare cell charging in a small USB-C charger beside it

Take the battery out

Standard rechargeable cells you can buy anywhere. Open the magnetic door, swap, and you're back in two seconds with your slide and timer intact.

Charge it in the device or on its own

Charge the cell inside the remote over USB-C or the magnetic cable, or take it out and charge it in any cell charger while a spare keeps you going.

Always know

Battery level on every remote's screen, and all remotes at a glance in the CueFar app. The Pulpit and Pedal can also run plugged in all day.

Hours of presenting with the screen dimming between presses. Design targets for the production devices, to be confirmed by measurement before shipping.

Plug in and present. Tune it to your software.

To your computer the Bridge is a keyboard, so slides change everywhere with no software. The CueFar app adds a profile for the program you present with.

No software, no drivers

Plug in the Bridge on macOS, Windows or Linux and change slides in any app that uses the arrow keys.

  • macOS
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Google Slides
  • PDF viewers

Profiles in the CueFar app

Pick your program and every key does the right thing in it. Change any key to your own shortcut.

ProPresenter, PowerPoint and Keynote are trademarks of their owners. CueFar is not affiliated with them.

Most clickers stop at 30 metres and never tell you if they worked.

In a full room the usual clicker radio competes with every phone and laptop. You press, nothing happens, you press again, and two slides fly past.

How CueFar compares
FeatureTypical clickerCueFarPro cue system
Range10 to 30 m, line of sight100 m indoors, through walls and floorsLong, with a base station
Did it work?You look back at the screenA buzz in your handLight on the remote
Remotes per receiver1Up to 5 on one BridgeSeveral
Link to the computerUSB dongleBluetooth and USB togetherUSB
Slide number in handNoYes, plus timerSome models
Price€30 to €130€249 to €349From about €950

Made for the talks you can't repeat.

Only your slides

Remotes are paired with their Bridge and every command is encrypted, so nobody in the audience can take over.

Quiet on stage

Soft and silent keys that stage microphones don't pick up.

Safe updates

New features arrive as signed updates. The remote refuses anything that isn't from us.

Europe and the US

A version for each region, each on the radio band that's licence-free there.

Specs

SpecHandheldPulpitPedal
Size125 × 34 × 20 mm150 × 95 × 38 mm240 × 125 × 40 mm
WeightAbout 75 gAbout 300 gAbout 450 g
Screen1.14″ colour2.4″ colour2.25″ bar display
ControlsNext, back, blank, 3 programmable keysSilent next, back, blank, 3 programmable keys6 large footbuttons: next, back, blank, 3 programmable
ConfirmationVibrationVibrationVibration and light rings
BatteryRemovable 14500 cell, up to 58 hRemovable 18650 cell, up to 143 hRemovable 18650 cell, up to 159 h
Charging the cellIn the device, or taken out and charged separately in any Li-ion cell charger
ChargingUSB-C, magnetic cableUSB-C, magnetic cable, runs on USBUSB-C, magnetic cable, 5–12 V jack
RangeDesigned for 100 m indoors without line of sight, through walls and floors
BridgeConnects over Bluetooth and USB-C at the same time for a redundant link. Up to 5 remotes. Works as a keyboard: no driver on macOS, Windows, Linux
RadioLoRa long-range radio: 868 MHz in Europe, 915 MHz in the US. Round trip 73 ms on the prototype.
SecurityPairing, encrypted commands, signed updates

Figures from the hardware design and the working prototype; final specs are published before the first units ship. Product pictures are renders of the planned production design.

Reserve one of the first 100.

Put down €50 to hold a CueFar from the founding batch. You're backing the first production run, and we build it with your feedback.

  • €50 comes off the price when your unit is ready.
  • Change your mind any time before it ships and you get all €50 back.
  • Founding batch price, below the launch price.
  • Early firmware and a direct line to the people building it.
Which CueFar?
€50refundable reservation, comes off the price

You pay on Stripe's secure checkout page. We never see your card.

Questions

How far does CueFar reach?

CueFar is designed for 100 metres indoors without line of sight: from the back of a large hall, through walls into the next room, and between floors. In a walk test across five floors of a building, the prototype delivered 94% of commands at reduced transmit power. We'll publish full range tests before anything ships.

How many remotes can use one Bridge?

Up to five, in any mix of Handheld, Pulpit and Pedal. Each is paired separately, and every press is confirmed to the remote that sent it.

How does the Bridge connect to my computer?

Over Bluetooth and over USB-C at the same time. If one link drops, the other keeps working, so your slides don't stop. Where Bluetooth isn't allowed, use the USB-C cable on its own.

Do I need software or drivers?

No. The Bridge works as a keyboard on macOS, Windows and Linux, so PowerPoint, Keynote, Google Slides and PDF viewers work straight away. The free CueFar app adds profiles for ProPresenter, PowerPoint and Keynote, the slide number on your remote, and programmable keys.

How long does the battery last?

Our design targets: Handheld up to 58 hours of presenting, Pulpit up to 143 hours, Pedal up to 159 hours, or unlimited on a power supply. Every battery is a standard cell you can take out: charge it in the device or separately in a cell charger.

Does it work in the US?

Yes. There are versions for Europe and for the US, each on the licence-free radio band of that region.

Can someone in the audience take over my slides?

No. Your remotes are paired with your Bridge, and every command is encrypted and signed. Other remotes and radio tools are ignored.

Can I get my €50 back?

Yes, at any time before your unit ships. Send one email and the full €50 goes back to your card.

When does it ship?

We're finishing the production design and certification now. Reservation holders hear first and get a firm date before anything ships.

Want to try it at your venue?

We're looking for event companies, congress centres, churches and speakers who'll put the prototype through a real show. Ask us anything, or tell us about your building.