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Homerjay is utterly alone.
03/20/09

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My Japanese might be limited but I'm fairly certain that the text that pops up at :23 says something like "For lucky best wash, use Mr. Sparkle."
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Monty
03/20/09

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So, rather than spend the extra cash to have a screen on the remote control, they are going to have the person just watch the TV/computer to see what they are doing. As long as you don't use those buttons in the center very often, it should be fine, and it is great for making the technology less complicated and use less energy. However, I think what we all want is an iPhone-like device as our remote control that is smart enough to change the screen and know what is going on at the other side.

Still, my favorite part about this product is the use of two touchpads. Great way to avoid any obnoxious Apple patents on dual touch.
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
11/26/08

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If I could add a decal onto the panel and turn on some dimmer lights with three fingers like the things on the transporters in Star Trek, this would be awesome.
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godwhacker, your incandescent leader!
11/26/08

@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: ahhh, you tng guys, everyone knows the transporter has three t-handles, and besides, without mr. leslie, or scotty running it who knows what would happen?
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GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
11/26/08

@godwhacker: But if you want to play Scotty, you have to remove part of a finger.
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dc-united
11/26/08

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Cute idea, but at least half the time i flick on a light switch, I'm walking into a room and reaching around the doorway to turn on the light. I don't think I could form those gestures easily (or quickly) from the side.

IMO you can put this down as one of those cool ideas that isn't all that practical for everyday use at home.

It might get more use in restaurants, meeting rooms, etc., to control banks of lights.
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Gann
11/26/08

@dc-united: The first touch could just turn it on, after which it would register more complex commands.
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Bos'un's Mate
11/26/08

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Drawing all those little arrowheads must be time consuming.
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soggy_cheerio
11/26/08

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Something like this is very plausible. With a little 'ingenuity', it'd only be about $12-15 in parts(not in quantity).
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