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Yeah.. I know what Jobs said, but I take that with only a grain of salt. Anyone that has followed Apple announcments knows that Jobs has a rabbit in his hat.

Not only that, it would make sense for them to offer a universal remote. From what I understand of the current Apple remote, it is not universal.

Exactly, MDN.

A big thing with iTV is that you don't need to control 16 devices. You control the iTV and the iTV takes care of the rest.

The one thing I learned in September (with all that iPod video stuff) is this

MAJOR APPLE LEAKS JUST DO NOT HAPPEN

With that in mind, I can sit back and watch these things, safe in the knowledge that it's all made up

Is that a remote or a canoe? No way would Apple release something that gigantic and ugly.

Uh, yeah, one other thing - it's a RUMOR.

No way this ugly P.O.S. is an Apple or Apple-related product.
Puh-leeeease!

My opinion with remotes is that if it has enough functions to require multiple buttons - number input for channels - then I want physical buttons. Irrespective of how good the screen may be, I don't need to keep looking down at the thing. Most great remotes you learn to use by touch alone.

Maybe a rumour, but I still think the Apple remote is ugly and cheap looking.

No, the Apple remote will NOT look just like this.

If this thing were any longer.... I mean really, is this a remote or a crow-bar!?

That thing looks like our B&O;remote with a black cover over the top...

http://www.bang-olufsen.com/page.asp?id=198

Rewatching this makes me think that the iTV will be a STAND-ALONE device as well, linking DIRECTLY with the iTunes store for purchasing. It will be ANOTHER media device that you can use with OR WITHOUT a computer, but will certainly be enhanced if you DO connect it to your computer - specifically a Mac.

Interestingly, the iTV prototype was silver and white. Remote doesn't seem to match unless Apple is offering black iTV module.

looks like the bullshit B+O turn out, design for designs sake...........nah

I would hope they would redesing the remot to use two AAA batteries. I've had my mini for only 6 months with very little remote usage, and the low battery warning comes up almost everytime I use it. Plus it needs to be slightly thicker to comfortably hold in my had. The buttons are almost perfect as is though. Simple, yet offers alot of control.

gizmodo has gone downhill in last two days

If there isn't an iPhone announcement on Monday, Gizmodo is finished.

Speaking of universal remotes, have you ever farted so hard you ended up in another zip code?

Why would anyone (other than most Japanese manufacturers) make a *black* remote -- which is impossible to find in the dark?

That thing is twice as big as old Sanyo VHS remote. Actually it was small, at least when you comapre it to the modern day "standard" (size of a house on wheels).

Most remotes today are just trying to make up for bad UI design and bad remote design leads to curse words and turning on the night light when watching DVD. It's not like you're reading a book for fucks sake.

Why in a hell do they have to make those buttons so small? And why are there so many of 'em?

MW types. as in two types of companies: those who care and those who don't.

Considering that Steve has dogged competitor products on stage, for their clunkiness, counter-intuitvity, and inferior design, I'd say not bloody likely.

Wow... MW: Heart, as in, where blood comes from. How does it do that?