Puts on visionary hat... (Score 1)

Let's think about this technology application in the context of convergence. Let's give it a smaller form factor and a few additional controls, and a device like this could be used to control everything in your house - TV, DVD player, computer, game console, stereo, maybe even a cordless phone function. Make it wireless with receivers hooked into all of your home electronics. Now we just need to get the size down and make the layout more elegant.