The Loop Pointer is an ingenious device by Hillcrest Labs that enables you to easily control a home theatre PC system from your couch. Requiring no surface, the Loop Pointer works its magic in the air like a remote control – communicating with your PC via a wireless USB transceiver.

Brookstone have released a very clever and elegant looking voice activated, universal remote that aims to give you control of all your entertainment components via Star Trek-like computer voice commands. It is even smart enough to know which device to send your commands to.