When GlideTV arrived on the scene last month it garnered all sorts of press thanks to its cool design and what appeared to be ease of use factor.  If you haven’t heard, it’s a remote/mouse targeted at the home theater PC crowd, you know, the folks that prefer to watch their media on their computer rather than pay the money hungry cable companies.  Or you could be like me and do both.

Right out of the box I noticed how light weight the GlideTV remote is.  Front and center is your standard mouse touchpad – similar to those found on laptops – which is surrounded by 8 buttons.  Beyond that there is a designated GlideTV button that fires up their custom software, a power button (it controls the PC power), volume control, search button (opens up GlideTV’s search which can be designated to Hulu, Google, etc) and media player controls (play, pause, etc).   The 8 surrounding buttons each do something different in their respective applications, so a little trial and error will help you figure that out.

But, before you get started with the GlideTV you’ll first need to designate a profile for either Mac, PC or PS3.  In my case I selected Mac, which increased its functionally exponentially – before that I was struggling to even get it to work.

After that, you’ll need to determine if you want the touchpad to be in Absolute mode or Relative Mode.  Absolute Mode places the mouse cursor in correspondence with where you place your finger on the touch pad.  So if you touch the top left corner of the touch pad the mouse will appear there.  Personally, I prefer Relative Mode since this is more analogous to my laptop and as I discovered much easier to use out of the box.

There are myriad of controls for each respective function, so I suggest firing up their online User Guide to figure out what you need or as I suggested before just go ‘trial and error’, though you might miss out on some functionality, such as the ability to scroll up/down in web pages by sliding your finger up and down in the right most section of the touchpad (left and right scrolling is accomplished by sliding your finger left and right at the bottom most portion).

What makes the GlideTV remote unique, beyond it’s design, is the included software.  It’s currently in an Alpha mode, but for someone like me who doesn’t really use their PC as a home theater PC all that much it was a God send.  You’ll need to download it from GlideTV.com as they want you to have the latest version – it’s not included in the box.  Functionality wise it’s very straightforward.  As previously mentioned, you just need to hit the GlideTV button on the remote to activate the software, but you will need to launch the program first, by ‘hand’, for this to work.

Within the application you’re presented with four options: Applications, Website, Search the Internet and Settings.  The application section can be modified to add more applications, but by default the popular ones exist such as Boxee, Safari, iTunes, Front Row, Desktop Hulu and some others.  If you don’t have the applications, such as Desktop Hulu, the app will download it for you upon initial launch.  Accessing the application is equivalent to pointing and clicking with your touchpad, but once it is fired up the GlideTV does it stuff.  In the event you decided to search the net or surf the web, the GlideTV does include a virtual keyboard.  I don’t recommend this activity since typing in words one mouse point at a time can be beyond cumbersome.

I’m into Hulu so I tested that out.  While I won’t go into all the controls I can say that they’re all intuitive and worked perfectly.  I also launched Front Row, Apple’s proprietary media program and the control were intuitive as ever, but nothing leaps and bounds over Apple’s Remote; in other words don’t get the GlideTV to replace just the Apple Remote Front Row experience.

Battery life is a bit tough to gauge since the GlideTV remote shuts off automatically after one hour of use.  Additionally, it will go into standby mode after 10 seconds of inactivity which lessens its power consumption.  The remote indicates that it is powered up by flashing the power button about every 2 seconds.  If you’re concerned about accidentally waking the remote from off mode by hitting a button, you can lock the remote’s keys by holding down the Power and Search buttons for 3 seconds – you do the same to unlock the device.  This is ideal when you’ll traveling with the GlideTV, or at least that’s what the manufacturer says.

I ran into very few problems with the GlideTV.  It is a bit difficult to tell when the device is powered down, but since it includes a no brainer charging base you just need replace it after use.  Surprisingly, the charging base does not double as a receiver.  Instead a USB dongle is provided and required for use.  I suppose this is convenient if you’d like to charge your GlideTV via an AC outlet (you can also plug the charger in via USB), especially since many people today set their computers to sleep mode when not in use, which doesn’t provide any power to the USB ports.  Nonetheless, I would have liked to have the charging dock do double duty as a receiver as well.

I should note that I did test the GlideTV out on a last generation Mac Mini running Mac OS X 10.6.1 with 1GB of RAM and it was riddled with problems.  The mouse was unresponsive and would often lag, only receiving commands 1 or 2 seconds after entering them.  The distance was no more than 12 feet to the Mac Mini and since I subsequently did an equitable distance test on my Macbook Pro (non Unibody), I can negate that as an issue.  Nonetheless, the GlideTV did work flawlessly on my computer, which runs a 2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo with 2GB of DDR2 RAM.  What the problem was I don’t know, but if you have a Mac Mini and don’t have any problems we’d love to hear.

So at this point I can’t really say anything overwhelming bad, or anything bad for that matter about the GlideTV.  But in this day and age, especially with the economy in the slump that it is, it does come down to bang for you buck.  Sure, you can use this thing with your PS3 or Home Theater PC, but at $149, that’s asking an awful lot, especially when for half that money the same can be accomplished by purchasing a wireless keyboard/mouse combo.  Of course, you won’t have the same slick design, small form factor and ease of use.  So if GlideTV can drop the price well below $100 it could be the must have remote for the Hulu watching, Boxee using web TV crowd.

You can purchase the GlideTV for $149 here

Pros:

• Slick design
• Ease of use (software and device)
• One handed operation
• Decent battery life

Cons:

• Expensive
• No keyboard

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Last month Yamaha unveiled their first yAired device and yesterday the company issued the second desktop stereo to include the technology, the MCR-140.  If you missed it, yAired is a wireless dock for your iPod or iPhone that transmits the player’s audio back to the stereo sans wires.

This particular stereo, which is also available without the yAired tech (MCR-040), includes an optional wireless subwoofer, CD player, AM/FM radio, front USB port and a top mounted iPod dock.  Available in ten different Skittle like colors, both system include a set of “highly responsive 4 –inch speakers” that are said to produce “dynamic bass response for powerful, clean sound from any music library”.

They MCR-140 should be on sale now for $399.95, or $279.95 if you opt for the lesser of the two.

FLEXIBLE MICRO-COMPONENT SYSTEMS OFFER WIRELESS iPOD PLAYBACK, WIDE SOURCE COMPATIBILITY AND SOPHISTICATED STYLING

MCR-140 Utilizes Company’s Proprietary yAired Technology for Uncompressed Audio Distribution from iPods With No Delay; Two Models Available in Ten Colors

BUENA PARK, Calif.––Yamaha Electronics Corporation, the innovator in home theater and digital audio and video reproduction, today introduces the “Made for iPod” MCR-140 and MCR-040 micro-component music systems. The innovative MCR-140 system features wireless iPod playback and optional wireless subwoofer compatibility via the company’s proprietary yAired technology, as well as a CD player, front panel USB port, FM radio and mini jack inputs for portable audio devices. The MCR-040 is identical, minus the yAired features. Both models are currently available in ten colors (listed below).

With perfectly matched amp and speakers for high efficiency, the MCR-140 and MCR-040 deliver sound that is bigger and richer than would typically be expected from systems of this size (4 3/4″ W x 4 5/8″ H x 11 ¼” D). Advanced Yamaha Active Servo Technology (YST) delivers powerful, accurate bass response that seems to come from much larger speakers. Yamaha’s exclusive Vibration Control Cabinet Structure Technology (VCCS) practically eliminates distortion-causing speaker cabinet vibration.

Both models have iPod docks built into their top panels, allowing users to take out the ear buds and share their favorite music with friends and automatically recharge the portable devices. The MCR-140 features a wireless transmitter for iPods that enables users to listen to audio remotely while maintaining direct control of the music and video content they want to access. Uncompressed audio is delivered for high fidelity playback through the system’s speakers which can be placed anywhere in the room. The MCR-140 and MCR-040 also automatically power on when a connected iPod starts playback.

In addition to seamless wireless convenience, yAired technology offers key advantages over Bluetooth, including superior sound quality via uncompressed linear PCM audio transmission and no audio delay issues when watching video. The MCR-140’s yAired capabilities enable the system to be paired with an optional wireless subwoofer kit (Yamaha SWK-W10) for even more robust bass response.

The high sound quality of the MCR-140 and MCR-040 is delivered by a Yamaha digital amplifier with extremely low noise distortion. Two highly responsive 4 –inch speakers provide dynamic bass response for powerful, clean sound from any music library.

Both models also offer a card-type remote control for operating the system and connected devices.

The Yamaha MCR-140 and MCR-040 are available in orange, dark blue, light blue, white, red, dark green, brown, light gray, dark gray and pink for MSRP $399.95 and $279.95, respectively.

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Viewsonic, a company that is probably best known for their LCD Monitors, has entered into the digital media player space with the introduction of the VMP70.

Much like Western Digital’s offering, the tiny black box connects to your TV via HDMI (or component or composite) and can stream movies, music and photos from any network connected computer or a USB stick.  It’s compatible with a wide array of video/audio codecs and should boast a fanless operation since it has no on board storage. All the commands are driven by the included remote, so lose that and your SOL.

I’m hearing that it’s not Mac compatible, but since it features two USB ports on its rear that should suffice from a storage (aka content) standpoint.  The Viewsonic VMP70 is available now for $130.

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Sears, determined not to be shown up by OfficeMax, has just announced its own Black Friday deals, and they’re actually pretty awesome.  Even better, they’re actually pushing Black Friday ahead to HALLOWEEN.  That’s right, the deals start THIS SATURDAY, as opposed to Black Friday.

What’s on tap?  Well, how about a Magellan RoadMate 1200 GPS system for $99.99, or maybe a Sony  1000-Watt 5-Disc home theater system with a 1080p upscaling HDMI DVD player for $249.99?

But that’s not where the deals end over at Sears, only where they begin.  There’s also a whole slew of deals on televisions and digital cameras and everything in between.  Sears is clearly desperate for a sale, and is doing everything short of giving it away to get their deal.  I don’t think I’m exaggerating that “desperate”, either: when you start offering Black Friday deals in October, and especially given the financial condition of Sears, it’s not too much of a surprise that they’re pulling out all the stops.

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I just got my mitts on the GlideTV remote, which is designed specifically for use with a home theater PC.  While I have yet to actually fire it up and use the remote, I very impressed with the packaging and overall presentation.

Form factor wise it fits relatively well in the hand and is pretty light weight.  I’m currently charging it – scratch that – I think I’m charging it; I had a hard time telling if the contacts were sitting in the dock correctly and receiving a charge.  The backlighting did light up initially when I plugged it in, but then turned off.  Anyway…well see later tonight.  Tons of pics below and video.

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The T3 Gadget of the Year went to none other than the Humax Foxsat HDR, a gadget that even got me doing a double take when I first read about it.

The Humax Foxsat HDR is a set-top box for your home theater, allowing you to access Freesat, a satellite TV network where there are a hundred and forty television and radio channels available entirely for free.  There is a downside to this box, though–the HD channels are unavailable ot current users, and when the HD programming (like ITV HD and BBC HD) actually becomes available, users will have to get an entirely new settop box.

I hadn’t even heard of Freesat before this–mostly because it seems like this thing’s big only in Great Britain and possibly only Europe–and the thought of largely free television is definitely an appeal.  Here’s a channel listing if you’re considering overthrowing your cable or dish provider for a crack at Freesat.

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If you’re looking for media streaming on a very, VERY tight budget, then the Patriot media streamer is EXACTLY what you had in mind.  You’ll need to bring your own hard disk drive, but each Patriot comes with a remote, three USB slots, Ethernet support and support for several different file formats.

Sure, it’s not that great that you have to provide your own hard drive before this thing will actually work, but given the price of the unit and the hard drive itself, chances are you’ll be doing all right.  They provide everything else–all you have to do is bring your picnic basket and enjoy.

And when I said, “very, VERY tight budget”, I meant it.  This sucker retails for a downright reasonable $130.  Of course, you’ll have to tack on a little extra for the hard drive, but new ones aren’t so pricey these days.

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Finding the perfect iPod speaker system can be a daunting task at best.  With so many choices to choose from and seemingly hundreds of new brands emerging all over the place, it can end up being quite the process.  What most docks have forgotten however, is old media.  While some of us may have totally abandoned CD’s, there are probably more than a handful of us that still use them here and there, depending on the scenario.  I actually still use CD’s when taking a shower using and old CD player boombox I’ve had for over a decade stuffed on a shelf in my bathroom.

The JVC UX-LP5 is one of the only shelftop iPod dock systems I’ve seen that also has a CD embedded within.  This by itself is a huge selling point for this product that shouldn’t be missed for those of you using both MP3’s and CD’s.

The JVC UX-LP5 keeps it easy straight out of the box as all the major features and inputs are right on the face of the system.  The iPod dock flips up and stows away when not in use and the aux input and headphone jacks are accessible and right in front of your eyes.

The whole system looks really attractive as well with a sleek and futuristic twist using some neon blue accents to highlight the clear and black plastic.  Each speaker uses a sharp chrome ring to bring out contrast between the speaker itself and its container

The whole system is really lightweight and moving it about and adjusting the speakers is no problem at all.  One thing you will notice is that this system picks up a ton of smudges and dust.  If you’re like me and have OCD when it comes to clean and shiny gear, you might want to keep a micro-fiber cloth at arms reach at all times.

When speaking of the sound of the system, the JVC UX-LP5 is really loud at 70 watts but ends up being a little dull and muddy.  Even with the two JVC proprietary sound boosters (Sound Turbo and HBS), the sound ends up being a bit too lopsided.  Crank up the bass and it sounds too muddled.  Turn up the treble and it ends up being too shrill.

There never seemed to be a good balance that could be reached no matter how hard I tweaked the settings.  Regardless of the shortcomings in the audio department, this system can really crank and would be absolutely perfect in households that entertain and party.

The remote was very robust and contained a plethora of options including:  Sleep, dimmer, sound settings, and more.  The thing is, is that many of these functions aren’t accessible on the system itself, so you be amiss if you lost the remote.

I did experience some weird issues when testing out the UX-LP5.  Often times the indexing of my iPod got all screwed up and I would be looking at one song but hearing a totally different one.  Other times the UX-LP5 didn’t seem to know how to handle what input in which it was assigned.  Slow to switch over from CD to iPod, it would just start playing music regardless of where in the menu my iPod was.

All in all, the best parts about the UX-LP5 is the volume capacity and the CD player, which is also capable of playing MP3’s and WMA’s.  The sound is nothing special but that’s just a sticking point given what the system can do for your household.  For under $150, this shelf or desktop system has some great things going for it.

Pros:

• Looks Killer
• Ready For Parties
• CD Player

Cons:

• Lackluster Sound
• Weird iPod Interface Issues
• Lose The Remote And Lose Features

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Now here’s an interesting idea for you, folks–you’ve heard of the universal remote before, but now it’s gone to a whole new level with the BluLink remote, a Bluetooth universal remote.

The BluLink can control up to six devices, including the Playstation 3, and even offers onboard memory so that no special PS3 settings are lost, even if you take out the two AA batteries that run it.

So for now, it’ll handle your PS3 remote switching needs, along with tackling the rest of your home theater control needs, without caring a whit what all’s in the way.  I say “for now”, of course, because there’s one fatal flaw to the BluLink remote…it only has the Bluetooth profile to control the PS3.

This means, of course, when the rest of the Bluetooth-ready TVs and DVD players and Blu-ray players and DVRs and whatnot come out, your new $49.95 BluLink will still be controlling the PS3…and only the PS3.

But for now, you can’t do much better.

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For those of you who spent your childhood (and parts of your adulthood too, more than likely, like me) fantasizing that your remote control was a magic wand that whisked bad TV off into the land of the giant sand worms to be eaten messily, you can now live the dream.

Thanks to the Kymera magic wand remote, a buttonless remote control that reacts to a series of pre-programmable wrist flicks, you can now make TV dance to your tune as though you were a mystical puppetmaster yourself.  It can learn up to thirteen infrared codes, which will allow you to control a panoply of devices remotely with your new wonder remote.

The opportunity to perform such wonders in your living room will cost you about a hundred bucks US (forty nine ninety five pounds sterling), but you have to admit this is truly a small price to pay to have this much awesome available at the flick of a wrist.

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You may think that, if you don’t have a whole lot of home theatre space, all you’re left with is tiny, half-baked theatre systems or a hugely expensive chair that has all your speaker needs within it, but that may no longer be the case thanks to the Zvox Incredibass 575.  You’ll have to shell out eight hundred bucks for this tiny monster system, but you’ll get the equivalent of a hundred and thirty three watt amp and two six and a half inch subwoofers.

Better, they’ll fit it all in a package roughly three feet by one and a quarter feet.

If this even sounds vaguely good, it’d be a value if for no other reason than it’s an incredibly compact system.  I’m definitely looking forward to the end of October–this might be all the system a lot of people need.

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So in case you haven’t heard, Californian gadget buffs, there’s a push on in Sacramento to ban certain types of big screen TV that use too much energy.  Of course, by “certain types”, I mean roughly a quarter of all TVs in production today and every single plasma TV over sixty inches.  Needless to say, the people are not happy about this, and small businesses are firing back also, but perhaps the worst news came today with a simple pronouncement from Wired Magazine’s Gadget Lab that declared that such a law would be useless within two years, as “energy hogging TVs” would be gone by then anyway, thrown over in favor of LCD and “greener” TVs.

Basically, California’s planning to blow a bunch of money it doesn’t have to make a law it can’t enforce that’ll be rendered moot in two years anyway when the kind of TV it would ban can’t be found on the market.

Way to go, California legislature!  Best start checking the want ads–come November I’d be plenty of you will be run out on a rail.

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Like the Jitterbug phone for old people, Sony has plans to release a set of remotes that features over sized buttons and are resistant to liquid spills.  They’ve done a nice job to dress up the ‘you’re too senile to use a real remote’, by offering them in a variety of finishes and colored button patterns.  For now, they’ll only be available in Japan for about $29.

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Bose is set to introduce a new product on August 19th according to a press invite sent out to select media.  What it is unknown at this time, but the company is claiming it is their “best ever [in 30 years]“, which is bold to say the least.  Chances of it being an iPod related product are good, but would you want your claim to 30 years of fame to hinge on another brand?

Thirty years of research. Our best ever. Now Arriving. Please join us to experience the next generation of the product that defined an industry.

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Logitech kicked out a new touchscreen remote today, the Harmony 900.  Based on the Logitech Haromoy One – it’s essentially the same form factor – it adds Radio Frequency technology that enables you to control your home theater components, or just about any piece of kit from almost anywhere in your home.

Included in the package is a RF blaster and two mini blasters, which unlike other systems sit on your cabinet’s shelves and transmit remote commands to your non-RF infused gear.  How exactly these are better than the stick on RF to IR converters is anyone’s guess, especially if you’ve got very limited shelf space in your cabinet, but Logitech seems to think so.

Logitech’s has also beefed up the remote’s display by adding a higher resolution touchscreen, a more sophiticated user interface and four additional programmable buttons for STB/DVR/teletext controls.

Expect the Logitech Harmony 900 to ship this September in the US and the EU for a painstaking $399.99.

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If the iPhone’s remote app doesn’t completely fill the remote void and you happen to be kicking it with a Sonos system, then you’ll be glad to know their recently leaked CR200 touchscreen remote is now available for order.  It’ll set you back $349, or if you purchase it with the Bundle 250 they’ll knock an uneven 17% off the purchase price.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of music in every room, but just not at this cost.

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If you are looking for a new home theater-in-a-box, Samsung may have just provided you a solution: the HT-BD3252. This new and cool system has a 5.1 (1000 watts) sound system, a Blu-ray player, support for the latest HD audio codec, a microphone, Internet services like Pandora, Netflix and Blockbuster and an iPod dock (of course!).  And to keep your cord tangling to a minimum, they’ve tossed in a set of rear wireless speakers and a WiFi dongle.  The HT-BD3252 is priced at $799 and is set to be released this August.

Full specs after the ‘leap’

Power

• 1000 Watts total output power

Audio

• 5.1-Channel
• Smart Volume
• Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro-Logic II, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Digital True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio
• Rear Wireless Included

Connectivity

• Wi-Fi capable with included USB dongle (802.11b/g/n)
• 1 USB 2.0 port with USB HOST functionality
• Made for iPod/iPhone with included cradle, onscreen display support, and remote control navigation
• 1 HDMI-CEC output
• 1 Composite output
• 2 HDMI-CEC inputs
• 1 Optical input
• 1 Ethernet port

Other Features

• Crystal Amplifier
• Bio Kelp Speaker Cones
• Energy Star compliant
• BD Wise
• BD Profile 2.0-compliant (BD-Live)
• Plays Netflix SD/HD streaming content (subscription required)
• Plays Pandora streaming audio (subscription required)
• Plays BLOCKBUSTER OnDemand streaming content (via firmware upgrade available in Fall 2009)
• Auto Sound Calibration (ASC) with included microphone
• Wired / wireless PC Streaming of select audio and photo files

Estimated Selling Price

• $799

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It’s too bad Rackspace couldn’t invest in an enterprise version of this.  If they did, maybe this site and many others wouldn’t have had any down time a few weeks ago.  ZING!

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Haptic feedback on handheld devices, specifically cell phones, has yet to hit critical mass.  But that hasn’t stopped URC from adopting the technology into their latest touchscreen remote, the MX-5000.   It features a 2.7-inch touchscreen LCD which should let you control your components from just about any where in your home thanks to the built-in WiFi and RF communication.  And what kind of high end remote would it be without a charging base station with IR and RS-232  components.   URC hasn’t released an official price, but when it goes on sale expect it to cost about $1,500.

[via EngadgetHD]

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