Bah! You whipper snappers and your 'new' powerless remotes. The Very first remote control was powerless. The button ringed a chime in the remote and the TV changed channel when it herd certain tones. Now get off my lawn!
I also have a magic device that uses no batteries, yet continues to function as a mechanical marvel. It doesn't generate electricity, but the basic idea remains the same:
Great... too bad as of 10.6 Apple completely took control over the remote and 3rd party apps wont work unless you get a third party remote driver (like RemoteBuddy). #appleremote
@fuzzycuffs: Seriously? Any 3rd party apps? I'm not being sarcastic or anything, I just want / need to know. This will definitely influence if I buy it or not. #appleremote
@Identity (reclamation): It's a Snow Leopard thing, not a remote thing. You'll need to buy RemoteBuddy if you plan on using it for third party apps. Menu forces running of FrontRow (easily remediated by uninstalling FrontRow). Other buttons not so much. Up/Down always does volume, right (play) always opens up iTunes (you can disable itunes).
There's a bunch of workarounds, but they all break some other functionality. Things like removing/disabling iTunes, editing some plist files to disable volume control (which ends up disabling it systemwide, but may not be a problem if you use your mac as a dedicated boxee box and control volume through a receiver or tv...), etc etc.
It's a giant pain. Apple doesn't acknowledge it as a bug, but actually a feature. #appleremote
And due to excessive web traffic, your iPhone Taxi in New York pulls away from the curb 40 minutes after you sat in it. At the Grand Canyon, your iBus drives off the edge when it hits an area without coverage.
It reminds me of the first remote control I ever used - looked like this with the one button in the center, and it made a loud "click" whenever you pressed it. The TV picked up the audible range of the click and changed the channel, hence the word "clicker". I think it was a 1970's Zenith TV.
Maybe Flip has decided to build replacement remotes for old Zenith televisions?
And here I thought they went out of business a decade ago. They're still alive? I used to work with a guy who had his house heavily stocked with X10 controllers and loved them. I think they're novel but never much felt the need to have this much control over my appliances.
That said, this remote looks awesome namely due to the "His" and 'Hers" buttons. Hilarious, yet not a bad idea!
@beartrash: I've had it work great for how I use it (lamps in apt's w/ no overhead lights) The big problem I have now is that with everything going to CF bulbs, the dimming doesn't work any more.
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I also have a magic device that uses no batteries, yet continues to function as a mechanical marvel. It doesn't generate electricity, but the basic idea remains the same:
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There's a bunch of workarounds, but they all break some other functionality. Things like removing/disabling iTunes, editing some plist files to disable volume control (which ends up disabling it systemwide, but may not be a problem if you use your mac as a dedicated boxee box and control volume through a receiver or tv...), etc etc.
It's a giant pain. Apple doesn't acknowledge it as a bug, but actually a feature. #appleremote
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Thanks for the reply. You just saved me $19 and some frustration. #appleremote
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Don't worry, there will be plenty of coverage when the Microsoft Store opens. #appleremote
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Alright, now Apple's just taunting us. #appleremote
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It's a hideous design anyways. Looks like Apple hired a few Chinese knockoff designers. #appleremote
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Confirmed on the site, try to order the iMac, the remote is a $19 option. Not included by default. #appleremote
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Maybe Flip has decided to build replacement remotes for old Zenith televisions?
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That said, this remote looks awesome namely due to the "His" and 'Hers" buttons. Hilarious, yet not a bad idea!
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It's never been very reliable, it would often take two or three attempts to issue an on/off or dim command.
Crap product.
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