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Frox is clearly what apple tv will be (the remote situation)

I don't think so. You'll notice that at the 1:30 mark he's switched from using the remote to the mouse. The pointer/cursor interface, even 20 years later, just doesn't work well when you're aiming at a screen occupying a (relatively) smallish span of your field of vision from 8-20 feet away, potentially at an angle.

My guess is that speech removes the need for typing, and everything else is via a one button remote with a whole host of gesture "smarts". Imagine flicking your wrist up to scroll and you'll have the idea.

Another issue I see with my LG TV with similar smart remote (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4sysDhtezk) is that I can use it to toggle on big interfaces, but when it comes to checking emails / playing music with smallish interface buttons, getting the remote to point exactly where I want from a distance is a challenge. Ofcourse I want to cover the complete 42" TV screen within 2-4" motion from my remote from 7-10feet away

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