I don't think I've watched a television show or movie at my house inthe past decade without a notebook computer sitting on my lap. Whetherit's to look up an actor on IMDB or to catch up on RSS feeds duringthe boring scenes, an on-line connection has become a requirement forme in my recliner. In this case, I've found the Nexus 7 to be a decentreplacement for a full-blown laptop. Not only can I do all the things Inormally do with my laptop, but I also can use an XBMC remote applicationto control the TV. If I happen across a cool on-line video, I can send it to my XBMC unit quickly with iMediaShare, which uses Apple's AirPlaytechnology to stream video directly to the TV. It gives me a certainlevel of satisfaction to stream video from an Android device to my Linuxnettop running XBMC using an Apple protocol, yet having no Apple hardwareor software in the mix. Truth be told, it works a lot more consistentlythan the Apple TV and actual AirPlay does at work too. iMediaShare hasboth a free and paid version, available on the Google Play store.