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Navigate Your Home Theater PC With One Hand

by - source: Tom's Hardware US

The GlideTV Navigator is an excellent tool for the home theater PC system.

At first glance, the GlideTV Navigator looks like a strange bowl with a touchpad mounted in the center. The device could also be mistaken for some type of funky universal remote that uses an on-screen menu and type pad. The latter may be more appropriate, as the purpose of this device is to make loading and playing multimedia on a home theater PC (HTPC) super simple.

Basically the GliveTV Navigator remote crams the functionality of a keyboard, mouse, and AV remote into one package that fits into the palm of your hand. There's even an integrated search menu loaded with links to online sites such as Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, Amazon's Video n Demand, and more. Yeah, it's a lazy-boy for the PC-media enthusiast.

While the touchpad takes up most of the physical space, there is room left over for a few additional buttons: volume control and playback control, dedicated Escape, Enter, Back, and Function keys, an on-screen keyboard (Windows version only), and more. The device is also compatible with iTunes, Windows Media Center, Hulu Desktop, SageTV, Boxee, the PlayStation 3, and more.

Dvice even wrote a small review, reporting that the device was pleasantly surprising "with its clever functionality." Although it comes highly recommended, consumers will have to shell out $150 for this convenience tool.

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ukgooey 28/10/2009 23:53
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Why would you need to keep one hand free while watching movies on your PC?

Ah, I see.

tinnerdxp 29/10/2009 09:02
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hehehe :)) Doesn't look too comfortable though...

Anonymous 29/10/2009 10:12
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I have a cool app that turns my iPhone into almost exactly the same device.

l_r_c_t 29/10/2009 18:35
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It look like a cool device, hopefully it will fulfill the expectations.

devilxc 02/11/2009 13:17
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Quote :Basically the GliveTV Navigator remote crams the functionality of a keyboard, mouse, and AV remote into one package


Unless it is a touchscreen, I can't see how it replaces a keyboard. Anyone with a decent HTPC setup will already have the rest set up on a remote.

The iPhone app is probably much better than this ^ although a bit more pricy.

devilxc 02/11/2009 13:23
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And for those of us who don't do stupid over priced apple products.

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