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The Days of the TV Remote Control are Numbered

“It has served couch potatoes faithfully for decades but the humble remote control will come under attack at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  Flat panels that incorporate motion and voice-recognition controls similar to the Kinect system for the Xbox 360 are expected to be a big theme at this year’s CES, which kicks off this evening.

‘I fully expect to see other companies incorporating motion control,’ said Shawn Dubravac, chief economist for the Consumer Electronics Association, the event organiser. ‘You’re going to see motion control integrated into these devices like never before, so you’ll be able to control your television with a wave of your hand.’ “  Story