Home theater PC aspirations?
Fatal1ty-branded products are primarily targeted at gamers and enthusiasts, but that hasn't stopped Creative from including an IR remote control with the X-Fi Fatal1ty.

It's actually a pretty nice remote, and we were surprised to find that the 24-bit Crystalizer, CMSS-3D, 3DMIDI, EAX, and volume control wheels work throughout Windows.

The individual controls even worked in games, complete with handy pop-ups icons illustrating the intensity level of each effect. Control over CMSS-3D, the 24-bit Crystalizer, and volume should come in especially handy when gaming, as different games tend to require little tweaks here and there.

Unfortunately, the remote's other functions are limited to Creative's bundled Entertainment Center software. Entertainment Center isn't all that bad, but it's a far cry from Windows Media Center Edition. Still, Entertainment Center is capable of playing back multichannel DVD-Audio, a feature missing from many media center apps.