Well I've had that ESPN remote now since Monday and I don't get why that review is so down on it. I agree with some of what he says such as the buttons and ergonimcs which could be better - but it is no way as bad as he makes out. Also, he actually lists the messaging feature as a 'con' instead of a 'pro'. What is that all about? It is not 'propriatary' as he states - you can send and receive ordinary e-mail and send and receive SMS message for free. Sure, the remote has its own email address but that is better than trying to marry it to your work or gmail account. There are similar strange criticisms in there like complaining it only supports mobile web sites and not big ones. All the sites on there like ESPN, WSJ and ABC render fine as they are and would clearly be impossible to use if they were not the mobile versions. He didn't mention all the features such as the movie search (gives you full cast, synopsis, plot etc. etc.) and games (mine sweeper). Harmony does none of that - it is just a plain old universal remote control.