I, for one, prefer to believe that Marvel's writers are simply poor spellers.

...finds this situation most vexing.

Can we use these to upgrade our networks, too?

It does the Wiimote's job, only better. The problem is that it's being marketed toward the PC, where it won't sell because developers won't support it. The only games it'll work well on are low-budget titles or console ports where you can control the entire game with just the remote. The worst part is that once this (decent) product gets patented, we won't see the technology again for 10 years after its initial failure.