A handheld multimedia device connect to the internet to obtain internet content and transmits formatted content, including internet content, to a display, such as a television. Thus, users of the multimedia device have a platform for watching internet television or movies, listening to internet music, and otherwise experiencing internet content without the need to connect a conventional computer to the television. Moreover, in some embodiments, multimedia device allows for seamless interaction with the internet by using the devices as a pointing device--users point the device where they desire a cursor to be on the screen.