presented is a remote control for interacting with a navigation system that allows content presented on a display device to be navigated in an organized and categorized fashion . the remote control comprises operational controls grouped by navigational function located on at least three sides of the remote control for selecting content . an infrared transmitter is provided for transmitting instructions coded as infrared signals . a programmable controller is operative to receive an indication that a control was selected and instruct the transmitter to transmit an infrared signal corresponding to the control selected .