We'd love a wristwatch remote that controlled everything in the room, personally, rather than the stack of black obelisks we have at the moment.

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The Boxee Box and two-faced QWERTY remote are designed to transform the Internet into something you'll love watching on your HDTV from the couch.

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It's about a 19th-century Italian love triangle between a handsome young soldier, his passionate, married mistress back home, and an obsessed, demanding invalid at his remote regimental posting who tries to turn his distaste for her into love.

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But Socha, a former Marine with a lifelong love of nature, said the goal is to buy houseboats so more remote areas can be reached.

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Fall in love with amenities such as king-size beds with natural down duvets and triple-Italian linens, remote-controlled fixtures, and a fully stocked private bar.

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