TiVo Slide QWERTY Bluetooth remote appears on the FCC test bench
By Richard Lawler 
posted June 10th 2010 7:42PM
posted June 10th 2010 7:42PM
posted June 10th 2010 7:42PM
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I'll stick with my RTI T2-C or whatever it's called. I don't need QWERTY.
Looks, really cheap.
Let me stress, LOOKS, I am ignorant otherwise.
@AdamSpruijt
Yeah ... and I bet those painted numbers/letters will rub off in 6 months.
That's a realllly good idea.
Why stop with remotes? Why not start slappin' on some QWERTY goodness onto every product? >_
@JCrooz QWERTY microwaves?
@JCrooz QWERTY kettles?
@JCrooz QWERTY iPhones?
Why do I feel like TiVo is reaching the end of its lifecycle?
Hmm....This somehow looks like a fleeting fad waiting to happen. When's WebTV coming back for crissakes?
Black is a good color.
That looks pretty poor, all I need is another remote with 50 buttons.
Bring on Natal to control it all!
If that was a track ball on the left....
Its really great...will this work with a PS3 as it works over bluetooth?
Been done (see: sky+ navigator remote) but that actually looks like it might be reasonably ergonomic, which would be a turn up for the books.
@Wolfticket Also the vizio remote, which has bluetooth.
http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20090828/VIZIO_Internet_Apps_Remote_610x353.jpg
LOL iPhone 4 killer!
Well this is nice and pointless. When will companies stop producing rubbish and just make a few quality products?
My friend just bought a Vizio and it has a remote like this. It feels terrible, I would hate to use it on a regular basis. I hope the TiVo remote is better.
What a terrible looking remote.
Old people will love it. Or blind people.
I own a TiVo HD, and I love it. I was hoping the Premier would be amazing, but instead, it sucks. Boo.
@hungarianhc Completely agree. Seems like Tivo is circling the drain lately. I like my Tivo HD okay still but in a year or two at this pace all their users will be gone.
@hungarianhc
I am also a HUGE Tivo HD fan, but they have been pretty stale lately. I keep waiting for them to offer subscribers to buy more Tivos for their house without having to buy more subscriptions, or at least offer a box that can connect to a TV in another room and stream to it from the main Tivo.
Can be a google TV keyboard/control
looks like an ugly shoe
bleah
NICE!
Way too complicated. Let me guess, their UI must be horrible.
Firstly I thought these are just two RC's lying one on another :)
Too bad you can't really use a tivo anymore with comcast or RCN.
meh.
I got far more enthusiastic when I saw the Boxee remote. This looks like one of those ugly bulky Windows MCE remotes
Looks gross
Wow....how full of totally, awesome FAIL.
Seriously, who the hell needs a QWERTY-styled tv (Tivo or not) remote?? Nobody searches of their freakin' tv/cable/satellite search option that much to warrant wasting money on something that this....
I think most of you are missing the point or have never used TIVO. There is nothing like a real keyboard to get to a show to record instead of up 2 across 3 to get one letter. then down 4 across to get the next. Now that TIVO can get web access, there's another use for QWERTY. I can't wait for this to be released. It will make my TIVO life so much easier. I have three around the house. They all talk to each other and have lifetime subscriptions. I never have to think of billing and I've had two of them long enough to have paid for the third already. Everything from now on is a bonus. Rethink your comments.