Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

Christina Carlson

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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.

Hardcore (-ish) band The Dillinger Escape Plan recently announced that it will include a television quashing universal remote in limited edition box sets…

I’m sure you’ve heard about Logitech’s Touch Mouse by now; the internet’s been buzzing with the news since Monday (and the story was floating around in cyberspace for a bit before it took off). According to Logitech Global Product Marketing Manager Andy Hengel, the Touch Mouse app uses Wi-Fi to turn your iPhone or iPod [...]