Without being able to read what’s happening on the screen (our Kanji is a bit rusty to say the least), we still find this pretty compelling. The ability to point at the screen and scroll through listings rapidly should be an obvious benefit to anyone dealing with a grid of 500+ channels and a remote with a set of directional keys today.

At the same time, this is obviously a baby step towards motion-enabling the TV. That’s because the guide itself isn’t really all that different than the hierarchical grids present on every TV guide (printed or onscreen) for the past forty years. The power of motion-sensing comes from (among other things) the ability to get to content directly — rather than limiting yourself to tediously moving through content one item at a time. We’re big fans of systems that take a more visual (objects) rather than textual (grid) approach to navigation onscreen — when combined with a motion-sensing interface device you’ve then got a system which can dramatically increase a user’s ability to find the content they want, when they want it.

Video via Gamevideos.com