Remote control with configurable buttons

A remote control for an entertainment system, comprising:

• a plurality of buttons, each button having a receptacle interface on a first side, a unique user-perceivable label on a second side, and one or more electrical elements therein, the one or more electrical elements corresponding to the unique user-perceivable label of the button;
• at least one interchangeable panel having two or more fixed buttons in a predefined order, each fixed button having an identical receptacle interface on a first side, a unique user-perceivable label on a second side, and one or more electrical elements embedded therein, the one or more electrical elements configured to correspond to the unique user-perceivable label of the fixed button;
• and
• a platform having a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle configured to accommodate any of the buttons and any of the two or more fixed buttons of the at least one interchangeable panel;
• wherein the platform is configured to provide, for each receptacle having a button or a fixed button engaged therewith, an electrical signal based at least in part on the one or more electrical elements of the button or the fixed button.

A remote control for an entertainment system, comprising:

• a plurality of buttons, each button having a receptacle interface on a first side, and a unique user-perceivable label on a second side, the receptacle interface having one or more electrical elements thereon, the one or more electrical elements corresponding to the unique user-perceivable label of the button;
• at least one interchangeable panel having two or more fixed buttons in a predefined order, each fixed button having a receptacle interface on a first side, and a unique user-perceivable label on a second side, the receptacle interface having one or more electrical elements thereon, the one or more electrical elements corresponding to the unique user-perceivable label of the fixed button;
• and
• a platform having a plurality of receptacles, each receptacle configured to accommodate any of the buttons and any of the two or more fixed buttons;
• wherein the platform is configured to provide, for each receptacle having a button and a fixed button engaged therewith, an electrical signal based at least in part on the one or more electrical elements of the button or the fixed button.