Handheld remote control system with keyboard

A remote controller comprising:

• a housing having a length direction and a width direction, the housing having a first section and a second section connected together so as to be foldable between a first open position and a second closed position, each section having an inner surface and an outer surface;
• a first plurality of control inputs configured on the outer surface of the first section of the housing;
• a second plurality of control inputs configured on the inner surfaces of the first and second sections;
• wherein in the closed position of the housing only the first control inputs are accessible by the user of the remote controller and in the open position of the housing the second control inputs are accessible by the user of the remote controller;
• a first wireless transmitter activated by the first plurality of control inputs and oriented to transmit control signals in a first direction generally along the length direction of the housing;
• and
• a second wireless transmitter activated by the second control inputs and oriented to transmit control signals in a second direction generally along the width direction of the housing.