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I'm waiting for v2, not take-2, to take the plunge.

And play photoshop and err..Final Cut with it!

/back under the bridge.

Worst headline ever: most remotes are 3D, unless drawn on paper. we do live in a 3D world

as long as they also make a 3D virtual interface i'll be bought

The fact that this looks just like the Wiimote makes me believe this is just a rumor. It would be very smart to distribute games through Itunes though.

That would be a major improvement over the pathetic number of buttons we have now.

Wow I wonder where they got THAT idea.

I want to see them put an iPhone screen on the MBP for a touchpad. You could use it for multitouch on the main screen, and it could also display different thing for whatever program you are using (palettes, fonts, weapons, etc).

3D? Or motion sensitive?

We're in the future O_o

dude how hard is it to just use a damn remote these days? because clearly having to wave your arms to change the channel rather than simply pressing a button on a remote clearly makes you appear to be less of a douche.

How about a new mouse? I'd like a better mighty mouse.

Interesting finding these in the same sentence:

"a new patent" ... "that would mimic the functionality of the Nintendo Wii controller"

So...what exactly are they patenting?

Ho Humm

When MS does it, it's a gimmick. When Apple does it, it's INNOVATION!

must we be reminded of...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Pippin

sixaxis and the nintendo wii controller already does this,
so what new about this?

Apple "mimicking" someone? NO! It can't be!!!

Insanely Good in 2010: the iStationBoxBoy. It costs 10% more than the other consoles, it requires you to have an iTunes account to activate it, and only Apple-approved game companies can develop for it. Apple fans everywhere rejoice!

Is there really any reason whatsoever that anyone would want a 3D remote?
It'd take about 45 seconds to get sick of it.
Any half competent cameraman will continue to do as good a job as I could- and with far less effort on my end.

apple needs to make a game console already

Game console with this remote and Johnny Chung Lee's head tracking technology, and reality is dead to me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QPll-TKaEE

marfa

Apple? Games? did...did I just cross over into an alternate dimension?!?!?

So they are turning it into a gaming console to, that was unexpected.

The Apple "iII"
Pronounced: Eye-EEeee



......well...maybe not.

If we are gonna get all "who copied who" its Nintendo who copied an idea from Sony and the design idea from a regular remote.. Even if Apple would copy the Wiimote they would make it sooo better, the currently one sucks..

Keep in mind that many of the Apple patents that leak out on the web never gets final products..

yeah, because the pictures really tell you whats going on.

Why the hell is everyone stealing the Wii Remote idea and making their own versions?

nice how they jump to the conclusion of gaming from that drawing.
how about its an alternate idea to browse the AppleTV categories? nope, its all of a sudden its tiny cpu is a powerhouse for gaming.

Apple could just buy Nintendo anyway. It would be a good match since the Big N takes its cues from Apple anyway :)

I'm happy with my Apple TV, the only Apple product I have bought.

It's a bit pointless unless you hack it tho, with the hack it can play any codec an Apple computer can play and (in the UK) I can use it to watch BBC iPlayer.

I'll wait for the Harmony version.

Will it have more than one button?

This is great, I really like apple products and hope they make a competitive console. Maybe they can bring some more innovation to the industry that has been sorely lacking in recent years (wii notwithstanding although all the games are pretty much the same). Apple has a fabulous track record of innovating and I hope they bring this to the gaming realm