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GlideTV Navigator

The control every media PC must have?

Though the GlideTV menus and keyboard only work on Mac and Windows machines, the media controls will also operate with the PlayStation 3. Plug it into a Linux box, however, and you lose everything other than the basic mouse and scroll functions. Here's hoping that GlideTV at least ports the virtual keyboard across to Linux at some point in the future.

GlideTV Navigator

Ready for action

Keeping on top of the latest developments in operating systems and media player software shouldn't be an issue as the Settings page has a big friendly Update button on it. One update came down the pike during our test and installed itself without drama.

GlideTV supplies a mains charger, but you can disconnect the USB cable from the plug and power the cradle directly from your PC. GlideTV reckons a full charge will last for about two weeks.

Customers in the US can buy the Navigator for $149 so that should make it around £95 for those of us in Blighty. Wishful thinking alas. The UK price is actually £119 plus a fiver for P&P which strikes us as just a bit on the cheeky side.

Verdict

So, having spent £250 on an Acer Revo or such should you shell out half as much again for a funky remote control? We think the answer is yes. The GlideTV Navigator is, without doubt, a most elegant and effective way to control any computer that is connected to your telly - assuming you don't plan to type your memoirs on it - and frankly anything that keeps a keyboard out of our lounge gets a thumbs up.

And the benefits of being able to navigate around your PC with one hand should never, ever be underestimated... ®

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GlideTV Navigator

GlideTV Navigator

A well thought out, clever and stylish - if expensive - way to control that computer connected to your telly.
Price: £125 RRP

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