By change, do they mean waiving my arms around all over the place, or are we talking something more subtle? Here's the rub. A remote control is a means to an en

By change, do they mean waiving my arms around all over the place, or are we talking something more subtle? Here's the rub. A remote control is a means to an end. It is a pathway for my cognitive decision to change channels or search for content. Ideally, the remote should disappear in to the background. I shouldn't think about the fact that I'm using it. I don't see how the Kinect puts me any closer to that goal. What I've read so far -- and this may change -- is that the Kinect works best when you're standing up. Even if it did work well when sitting, I can use a remote by lifting my thumb. The Kinect would require some sort of gesture that involves a lot more motion. The usual gorilla arms arguments apply. What would be far more useful is if home entertainment manufacturers solidified a protocol for devices to talk to one another, so that we could ditch all these remotes.