Friday, May 18th, 2012

Google TV is search-driven, which means that you can expect to do a fair amount of of work every time you turn on the TV. Locating and playing content using the Logitech Revue (or any future Google TV platform) requires cruising through an on-the-TV-screen interface, and typing search terms that could be related to whatever you want to watch.

So how does one control this system? With a complex cast of controllers from Logitech, of course. Let’s Revue, shall we?

VideoWave is Bose’s answer to home theater in a box. Comprised of a 46” LCD TV with built-in 5.1 channel audio (What?!), a processor that can be neatly tucked into a cabinet, and a unique remote control, the VideoWave system appears to be a feat of engineering on a number of fronts.

While it’s fascinating that Bose managed to make a flat screen with built in speakers feel like surround sound (a point *some* audiophiles may disagree with), we think its FAR OUT remote control deserves a bit more attention.