Call me old fashioned, but I still don’t get this whole gesture control movement that is being adopted for TV’s and other devices.  I get the use of it in video games — it’s more fun playing tennis in a video game when you get to at least swing something instead of just pressing a [...]

Bowling can be pretty frustrating — unless you have those awesome bumpers we used at my 5th birthday party.   I’ve always wanted to bowl a perfect game like Mort Goldman, but to be honest I think the LHC has a better chance of actually getting started first. Until now. With the RC900, a remote control [...]

I like the Wii just as much as the next guy — but it starts to wear after a while. Jumping around and swinging that remote is fun for some games, but in the end I’m pretty sure its a passing novelty. The people at Canesta seem to agree with the fun part, but also [...]

Dungeon Masters around the world must be celebrating at the possibility of giving their dungeons a touchscreen makeover.  Indeed, it seems that everything is more fun on a touchscreen — or at least the group at the Entertainment Technology Center of Carnegie Mellon must think so. They have made a very expensive update to the [...]

Have you ever thought about what the future of the computer mouse might be? Frankly the mouse hasn’t even changed much over the years, and I have come to take for granted its role as the reliable computer pointing device (and the best for controller for FPS). Of course with all the hype about touch [...]

If you dig a little on the Internet, it’s not too difficult to find prototype devices or interfaces that use your brain as a controller. There are videos left and right from companies and researchers trying to perfect and to capitalize on this novel method of control. The issue is that few companies have actually [...]

It seems like my childhood gets lamer every day that passes, and it wasn’t even that long ago.  I remember playing Duck Hunt and being completely awed and mystified by the magic toy for shooting ducks on TV.  Now I read about crazy new toys that talk to your kids and read them stories, I [...]

Wii fans — brace yourselves as your beloved Wiimote goes mainstream. Or maybe not…
Philips is set to unveil the uWand, a TV (and PC) remote looks a little (and works a lot) like your Wii Remote’s cousin.
According to Rapid TV News editorial director Chris Forrester, Philips will demonstrate its uWand remote control for both TV [...]

Sometimes, using a remote control requires more than just your thumb.
Lots of people – from grade schoolers in gym class to senior citizens in nursing homes – are relying on the Nintendo Wii to play a virtual game and get a real workout.
In the Wall Street Journal’s Mossberg Solution, Katherine Boehret reports that after three [...]

As MacNN reported yesterday, the USPTO recently granted patent 7,566,858 to Apple. This patent helps remote control systems “distinguish predetermined light sources from stray light sources” and relates specifically to the Apple TV.
Like the vast majority of home entertainment device remotes, the controller bundled with the Apple TV uses infrared [...]