First things first, here’s a picture, the result of sitting on my Apple TV remote:

The remote was laying at the back of a chair, positioned at an unfortunate angle. One sit-down later, and kablooey, you can see the results. The plastic shattered, the remote bent, and the glass shattered to powder. Pretty amazing, actually.

I went to the Apple Store site to look into a replacement. $79. Wow. But I get it, there’s a lot that goes into the remote.

Looking further, I checked out the reviews. One and a half stars, based on 118 reviews. As you read the reviews, you can see that I am not alone here. Just one example:

Well, now they’re making television remotes out of fine china. Our’s bounced off the couch and hit the (hard) floor. Completely shattered. Just think of the irony…Apple goes on about how this remote is perfect for gaming, and then they make it out of a freaking wine glass.

My 2 cents, Apple should work on making a more durable remote. In the meantime, I will be making do with the Remote app on my iPhone and feeling a little disappointed.

UPDATE: Comments were accidentally turned off for this post. Completely unintentional. They are back on now.