EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme - Gizmodo Comments

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

davebach — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:43:58 EDT

This will match my Atari 65XE nicely.

davebach

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

jeepingeek — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:10:59 EDT

Gyration FTW. I got one on sale and only paid $50 for it. it's the best media center remote I've found yet.

jeepingeek

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

ripfire4 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:55:35 EDT

@dingus: Just hearing that makes me think of dust.

ripfire4

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

tegronin — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:39:59 EDT

@BloggyMcBlogBlog:

you can play mini-golden tee

tegronin

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

scarbrtj — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:39:09 EDT

I can play Hyperbowl now?

scarbrtj

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

makanai — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:18:52 EDT

The remote looks joyful.

Trackball ftw.

makanai

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

dingus — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:13:51 EDT

That remote would be awesome for playing Myst on my brand new MPC level 2 compliant Packard-Bell 486sx!

dingus

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

N@tedog — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:02:27 EDT

@BloggyMcBlogBlog:

Oh MAN! Keep that to yourself for a future patent. That idea is GOLD! Pun fully intended.

N@tedog

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

Monty — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:56:54 EDT

Hey, the trackball is making a come back. Just check out the BlackBerry devices these days. Trackball technology kicks fancy-dancy iPhone touch screen technology any day, man!

On a relatively more serious note, trackballs have their place. That place tends to be on devices where you need to move something around a free-form area, and do not have the ability to use a mouse or touch screen. So, this remote control would be a great example.

Monty

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

Cyborg28 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:45:54 EDT

@jetexas:

Cyborg28

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

Cyborg28 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:45:38 EDT

I have a Gyration mouse, alas it is not combined with my media center remote but it works a treat!

Cyborg28

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

jetexas — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:43:15 EDT

Has anybody tried that gyroscopic media center remote that you can supposedly wave around like a Wii controller to mouse around the screen?

If so, how well do those work?

jetexas

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

ripfire4 — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:39:54 EDT

I actually prefer trackball over mouse at the office. Saves me from any potential wrist RSI.

ripfire4

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

Evangelion — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:36:34 EDT

Umm... Track ball ftw???

Evangelion

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

Geisrud — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:36:22 EDT

I heart my Microsoft Trackball.

Geisrud

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

DucatiGuy — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:35:40 EDT

Wonder how it will perform after a year of chip & dorito grease, lint, suds, and being sat on...

DucatiGuy

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

BloggyMcBlogBlog — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:32:05 EDT

Can I play Golden Tee on it?

BloggyMcBlogBlog

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

logruszed — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:25:47 EDT

It needs backlighting and the universal buttons could benefit from some task specific shaping (FF/RW being compound arrows, that sort of thing). But otherwise I don't hate it.

logruszed

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

faabshaam — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:25:00 EDT

My trackball can beat up your mouse any day! (so long as I get it drunk with alcohol to clean it from time to time)

faabshaam

EZ Commander Media Center Remote Features Trackball, 1980s Beige Color Scheme

SchruteBuck — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:23:35 EDT

Looks like Vista.

SchruteBuck