How about a version of this with an OLPC daylight-readable screen that doubles as an eBook reader? (How about a deluxe version in 8x10" format?) I could imagine one on the nightstand, the end table by the couch, or on the coffee table. It would be in a convenient place to pick up. You could make this touchscreen, but you wouldn't even have to do that. Just have simple D-pad navigation, perhaps behind the frame.
An add-on with some simple remote control facility would make it a 3-use device. (It should be possible to control a MythTV, Tivo or Front Row with this.) Again, it would be in a convenient place.
An add-on with some simple remote control facility would make it a 3-use device. (It should be possible to control a MythTV, Tivo or Front Row with this.) Again, it would be in a convenient place.