Ars Technica:
I wanted to love the Apple TV remote. It was sleek and futuristic. Plus, it had an accelerometer and its own little trackpad. Besides which, I didn’t think I’d really need the remote, anyway, since I could simply tell the TV what I wanted to watch. What wasn’t to love? Turns out, pretty much everything.
Thankfully, though, this interaction travesty provides some good insight into what makes or breaks the user experience.
I hate the Apple TV remote as well. Anyone else have strong opinions about it one way or the other?