Air mouse and wireless keyboard for HTPC

I have made my computer the basis of my entertainment system but I hate having to get up and walk across the room to change what is playing.  What I am missing is a good way of controlling the computer from 6 feet away on the couch.  I would also be able to play games from the couch but I dunno anyway to do with short of setting up a wireless controller.  Any ideas?

A remote control? I know you can get windows media center remote controls for your computer.

wireless controller for games bro. Or you get the wireless keyboard/mouse combo from Logitech. I personally use the X360 Controller for all games except TF2 and My Gyration Air Mouse for controlling day to day things.


You could use the 360 controller and the divono Mini

I do have Logitech harmony universal remote so If someone knows of a good way of turning that to act for a media player remote that would work as well.

Dude I spent .99 on a sweet iPhone app. Let you use your iPhone/iPod touch as an air mouse or track pad, highly suggest you try it out

Got an Android phone? Same thing, but for free: DroidPad

Actually, there's a lot more other apps that can do similar things for Android phones, but I'm using that one right now.

i think dell has one kind is very good ,and my brother is using that ,i have just found a similar one online ,it is only for $30,so cheap,my brother's cost him $45.i think this one would meet your need.

I second the iphone Air Mouse app [track pad, air mouse, keyboard w media keys]. There are also VLC and Media Player Classic remote controls iphone apps, even a VNC app. I have used 3 of those 4 [have not used the VLC app] and they all work well, the VNC app isn't the speediest so don't expect too much from it on your iPhone

I also second the 360 wireless controller. Use something like xpadder with it. I've done this, it works well. NOTE: xpadder is no longer free [$10], but some of us still have the free version.

If you have some sort of PC-compatible remote such as a X10 device or Gyration remote, Intelliremote may be a handy piece of software. It costs $25, but if you want to make your remote work with a wide variety of applications, use the remotes regularly, and the bundled software just isn't capable or friendly then itelliremote may be worth the investment. It allows the creation of per-program profiles and you can set binds/actions/scripts for each individual button on your remote.