Ricavision Vista Media Center Remote with Sideshow Technology

Feels like I’ve become a Windows Media Center only blog lately. Heck, Microsoft seems to be the only company releasing cool shit right now. $200 HD DVD usb drive, Vista Ultimate, Extender, Cablecard support, MCML, WPF/E, Zune and now, while catching up on my blogroll, I read that our friends over at Engadget have information about a new Vista Media Center remote made by Ricavision. It features integrated SideShow technology via a built-in 2.5-inch QVGA LCD. Engadget also reports that this remote will be priced about $200 — which I think is a perfect price point if true. It’s on my list of devices to check out when I’m at CES this January.

So Apple announced iTV a few months back. How are they going to top all Vista MCE’s capabilities in their 1.0 release? I’d love to hear from all you Apple fanatics (specifically you, Mike D).

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Published:: Friday, December 22nd, 2006 at 1:08 pm

Author:: Danny Mavromatis

Category:: Home Theater

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Mike D.

December 22nd, 2006
14:12 PST

“Heck, Microsoft seems to be the only company releasing cool shit right now.”

Take the word “cool” out of that sentence and I agree 100%.
I think the answer as to how Apple is going to top Microsoft’s MCE offering is that they will under-compete in the feature department. Much like Tivo, Apple tends to concentrate on what average people need and will use. Although I’m not really bullish on the iTV unless I find out it has a TV tuner, I’m sure it won’t need a remote as big as the one in your picture to operate it.

MrSteel

December 23rd, 2006
2:58 PST

200 Dollars for this one…
there are remote controllers that helps taking over completly actions of your pc for far more less
Microsoft is just realising, playing corporative but still making same mistakes
you saw video where bill gates and media center crash?
we still have blue screens of death / vista is same nt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gtYoPGvcFI
good thing is they make some products go into mainstream

ken

December 24th, 2006
18:36 PST

for once this is a great remote that i would love to have!

michiel cornille

January 2nd, 2007
11:52 PST

how long is it going to take till we can use the zune for all this?
i would def like to see that , instead of this expensive remote.. it’s nicely designed tough

mac sucks