They really need to think about how to improve interaction with it. Virtual apps? Voice commands? Kinect-like actions? Pretty much any of those is better than a

They really need to think about how to improve interaction with it. Virtual apps? Voice commands? Kinect-like actions? Pretty much any of those is better than a full blown keyboard for controlling it in my opinion. And why do they still have a mouse pointer in there for crying out loud?? As for the virtual apps, it might be best to use a complete interface inside the phone or tablet, rather than a simple "remote app". Stop replicating stuff from other paradigms. Just take advantage of the current paradigm you're working with. My idea would be to show the complete Google TV interface inside an app on your Android phone, and control it from there. When you touch an element on the phone, it should on the TV. I think that would be even faster than using a "remote app", which means you still have to go from one app to another until you reach your target, rather than simply selecting it on the phone.