We’ve seen Martin Hajek’s incredible Apple TV concept with a touchscreen remote before, but in an update to the project, Hajek has imagined what the Apple TV would be like if the next gen set-top box didn’t ship with just a touchscreen controller, but a traditional gamepad as well.
I’ll say this for Hajek’s Apple TV gamepad: it looks like a controller Jony Ive would design. Thin, sleek, classic, beautiful, and utterly unsuited for actual gaming.
What do you think? Additional images after the jump.
Source: Martin Hajek
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4 responses to “This Apple TV Concept Imagines What Jony Ive’s Gamepad Would Look Like [Gallery]”
Looks uncomfortable to hold. Should be wider. Its a game pad that you could be holding for hours, not a TV remote.
Wtf. Jony doesn’t design utterly unsuited products. The ergonomics he and his team design are some of the very best. Why wouldn’t that be the case when they design a gaming controller?
jony ive will never make this shit…never.
it’s patheticly similar to Wii’s remote and it also doesn’t look comfortable, i can’t imagine apple going up with this shit and be proud about it, i also can’t imagine anyone saying that this is comfortable
Apple doesn’t like buttons. This device has more buttons than any other Apple device AND it looks UGLY!