So glad right now that I sold the included controller when I got the Shield TV to reduce total cost down to 99€.
Hopefully this means another lower cost Shield TV is coming soon.
I do prefer the shape... but I use the remote stick 95% of the time.
Looks like they got rid of the touchpad.
A lot of shield stuff passes through the FCC, remember that shield portable 2 that passed trough the FCC?