[IxDA Discuss] LCD remote control design

[Shaun Bergmann]

On 9/25/07, Adriana Tavares <atavares at schematic.com> wrote:
>
> ...
>
As for Shaun's idea of displaying all interaction on the remote display
> (please correct me if I misunderstood), I would say TV is a social
> interaction. The person next to me should also be able to see what I'm
> browsing and selecting, shouldn't her?
>
> I agree with Oleh, they keypad is still crucial for today users.
>
> Nice discussion.
>
> Thanks,
> Adriana


Absolutely.  I didn't mean to suggest that the handheld remote would replace
interaction of the big screen that everybody else is looking at, the remote
would simply replicate that display to facilitate a single locus of
attention for whichever user is currently operating it.  That person would
not have to keep looking up and away from the remote, because what they are
controlling is displayed ON the remote.  The rest of the people in the room
are still focused on the big screen, and watching what he/she is doing.
I see this as a possibility looming closer and closer with some of the new
releases that are hitting the market.  Check out AMX's new modero:
http://www.amx.com/newsroom/pressrelease-file.asp?release=2007.9.6.a

If the video feed of whatever device you are currently controlling (dvd,
cable box, Tivo, Kaleidescape etc) is also fed through a video matrix that
can also stream to the handheld, the user would no longer be using a
'remote', as they are staring at the device directly in their hands.
As an aside, I can't believe I spelled 'there' wrong in my last post.
That's one of my pet peeves.