Ridiculous price aside ($120), Monster’s iMotion is one novel piece of kit for the car.

At the core it’s an iPod charger that sports a 30-pin connector and 3.5mm audio output.  So you can plug one end into your iPod (or iPhone) and the others into your car’s cigarette lighter adapter and audio aux input.  But what makes it novel, and worth publishing on this fine here website, is that a small sensor perched at the top of the charger portion of the device allows you to control your iPod with a set of hand motions.

Placing a stagnant hand in front of the iMotion will pause/play your iPod, while swiping left to right will either skip the track forward or backwards.

Novel?  Yes.  Expensive?  Yes.  Worth the money?  Hells no.  Nonetheless, it’s an interesting product that will probably never gain traction, largely due to its hefty price tag and limited functionality.  Also, throw in the fact that your car has to sport an AUX input and a cigarette lighter port that is within arms reach.

Source: CNet

Anybody got an Apple TV?  Tired of that crappy little controller?  Apple has just released a 3.0 version of its Remote App that now supports controls for Apple TV.  It also features gestured moves that allow you to control your Apple TV with greater accuracy.  Sources report that the app dramatically improves the flexibility of the Apple TV controls allowing you to move the screen on your phone and search using the keyboard.  I also just wanted to mention that the Remote App is really cool to use in a wireless iTunes scenario.  My buddy can set his iTunes to Party DJ and I can roll through and make song requests on my iPhone using his library.  If more than one person is making requests, you can vote on songs and they will go to the top of the playlist.  The updated Remote App is available now for free.

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