Engadget put up a review today of the Kodak Theater HD. They were not completely impressed with the media capabilities of the device (we’ve not got our hands on one here yet to comment either way), but they loved the motion sensing pointer interface:

The good news is that Kodak has a wonderful box and a wonderful input mechanism on its hands

In fact they liked it so much that they asked:

Oh, and let use the Pointer Remote with our computers… pretty please?

(In fact, you can use the same technology for your computers — just pick up one of Logitech’s air mice which also uses Hillcrest Labs technology.)

We’ve long been fans of what Hillcrest has been doing in this space, so we’re glad to see the notoriously curmudgeonly Engadget folks praising their tech so highly.

Oh, and what did they get wrong? Well if you were looking for gyros, you might want to talk to Movea. If you’re looking for accelerometers (and other assorted motion controlling magic), Hillcrest is your supplier of choice.