things:: apple tv [still waiting for gen 3]
http://www.apple.com/appletv/
"...However, almost everyone else who witnessed the Apple TV in action in our presence fell in love with it instantaneously (about half of which were not Mac users). The look and feel of both the device itself and its functionality impressed all those who touched it. We would not worry whatsoever about our technophobic parents' ability to set up the Apple TV and use it on a daily basis. In fact, we're pretty sure that one of our mothers will probably call after reading this review asking whether we plan to keep ours.."