OK, maybe it isn’t, but at a whopping price in excess of — get this — $55, 000, this gold remote control from Danish company Lantic Systems probably is.
Obviously, the Gold RC1 isn’t for ordinary couch potatoes like you and me. Here’s an excerpt from the Lantic Systems press statement:
The new remote control — Gold RC1 — was presented Nov. 13 at the METS 2007 Exhibition in Amsterdam, Holland — the world’s biggest marine equipment trade show.
Lantic Systems is ready to deliver Gold RC1 from December 2007 and the first orders have already been received.
Modeled after the original RC1 from Lantic Systems, the Gold RC1 offers the same sleek form factor and cool metallic finish and ease of use that have made the RC1 one of the hottest remote controls on the market today.
The Gold RC1 is… in design as in function the center of the Lantic Entertainment system which offers control over TV/video/DVD, music/CD, internet, e-mail, CCTV, burglary alarm, lights, curtains, air-conditioning and surveillance of navigation systems etc.
This is a unique technology which matches the other integrated state-of-the-art management and entertainment systems, which Lantic Systems is specialized in developing for the mega yachts and the exclusive homes worldwide.
Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m just gonna go to my yacht to try this out heh 
