"The remote control is the perfect example of how complicated things have gotten within the consumer electronics industry. Most people probably have well over one hundred – more or less indecipherable - buttons on the remotes that they use every day for their TV, DVD, set-top box, stereo and so on. All they want to do is watch a movie or listen to some music, but sometimes it feels like you need a PhD to put it on."

I like the thinking. And the remote looks damn slick - not sure how well it'll stand when people start accidentally sitting on them, but what the hell, if you can afford one, you can replace it.