Loop pointer, a funky motion mouse for home theaters

Hilcrest Labs has released the "Loop pointer", a motion-sensitive "air mouse" with the proven ergonomic heft of a bagel. I'll give them this: there's something compelling about the shape alone that makes me want to give it a figurative whirl.

They've provided considerable compatibility with a wide variety of operating systems and devices—there's Mac and Windows support, sure, but also PlayStation 3 and Apple TV (if you flash it with a driver that lacks official support from Apple).

It'll cost you a shiny silver dollar and then 98 more. As a proud and pleased owned of a refurb Mac Mini that I've been using with Boxee and Plex for some luxurious evening soaks in old episodes of The Larry Sanders Show, I'm intrigued. It's a better solution that my crusty old wired Intellimouse sitting under the television and is just weird enough looking to not be embarrassing sitting on the side of the couch.

(These are official product images from Hillcrest Labs' support page, by the way. How awesome is it when a company isn't uptight about their product?)