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 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 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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Danny Mavromatis: Seattle, WA

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  • "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. :)

  • "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. :)

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • hey yo mike guess what. mac sucks ass
    itll never be as cool as microsoft. u are just a big homo

  • hey yo mike guess what. mac sucks ass
    itll never be as cool as microsoft. u are just a big homo

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