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Tired of searching for the TV remote?  Well, soon consumers won’t have to worry about where they put it thanks to the latest advancement in home theater technology: hand gesture recognition.  Check this video out:

http://www.gesturetek.com/newscenter/media.php?media=71

Not only does this little gizmo promise a remote control-free TV viewing experience, but it also offers the possibility of being able to control your thermostat, lights and more with the wave of a hand.  Hitachi is the first HDTV vendor slated to support this feature starting in the fall of 2010, with other manufacturers following in early 2011.

Sounds good to me, but I’m still curious as to how this technology will interact with other movement-based input devices like Sony’s PlayStation Eye and Microsoft’s upcoming Project Natal…