10. A device controller comprising: (a) a display device for at least partially displaying a plurality of selectable regions on a display area, each selectable region associated respectively with a device control function; (b) a movement related signal receiver for receiving a movement related signal responsive to user movement of a user, the user movement capable of indicating a potential user selection, the user movement capable of indicating three or more successive locations with respect to the display area; (c) an indicator for providing to a user of the device controller a steadily increasing indication of the increasing duration of a period of intersection of three or more of the successive locations indicated by the user movement and a particular one of the selectable regions; and (d) an initiation device, responsive to the duration of the period of intersection equalling or exceeding a predetermined period, for initiating the control function associated with the particular selectable region.
11. The device controller of claim 10 further comprising a controlled device, responsive to the initiation device, for performing the device control function.