this has to be the least inspired of the updates. there's something amiss here: inspiration. it's not too bad but it's just average, not great as per apples standards. from the stupid unintuitive position of play button, to that man hole at the back. very average.
But is it a clickwheel? I've been begging Apple of this for years now. Please be a clickwheel.
Yes, that's the first thing I wondered about. Why not use the iPod successes to design a remote?
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Originally Posted by ranum
Interesting that there is no mention of the AppleTV in Apple's blurb of compatible hardware, though I'm sure the new remote is fully compatible with the AppleTV.
I just find it interesting that Apple chose to highlight Front Row compatibility and not highlight AppleTV compatibility. I think this says something about Apple's attitude toward the AppleTV, especially since they go out of their way to cite compatibility with iPod Docks and iMacs, etc. The absence of AppleTV I think is telling.
2nd thing I wondered
Hey when you use the remote via the Universal Dock to control an iPod, there's no menu on the TV. When's Apple going to make the iPod Touch or iPhone provide an AppleTV/FrontRow menu?
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Click menu on the remote and it opens FrontRow on the TV (from the iPod in the dock) ... so you virtually have an AppleTV ready to go.
I was just thinking about funny it would be if the remote had been the ONLY new piece of hardware introduced yesterday. APL would have taken a hit, but it would have been hilarious.
On mine, the dimple at the bottom doesn't work properly so I've never been able to get the tray out. Luckily the battery is still okay but I have no idea what I'll do when the battery runs out. Get a new remote?
Maybe the reason they changed the back was because the tray was less reliable? But I was surprised they moved the play button. Why did they not add a select button in its place?
I bet your tray works fine. Try taking the micro jack connector from a pair of head phones so you can press down on the dimple ONLY (It's a button -- a separate piece of plastic); I bet your tray will pop out.
I bet your tray works fine. Try taking the micro jack connector from a pair of head phones so you can press down on the dimple ONLY (It's a button -- a separate piece of plastic); I bet your tray will pop out.
I bet it doesn't I can press the dimple and the tray loosens itself, the clicking bit works. Unfortunately it doesn't pop out though and there's not even enough room down the crack for tweezers to pull it out.
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But is it a clickwheel? I've been begging Apple of this for years now. Please be a clickwheel.
Yes, that's the first thing I wondered about. Why not use the iPod successes to design a remote?
Interesting that there is no mention of the AppleTV in Apple's blurb of compatible hardware, though I'm sure the new remote is fully compatible with the AppleTV.
I just find it interesting that Apple chose to highlight Front Row compatibility and not highlight AppleTV compatibility. I think this says something about Apple's attitude toward the AppleTV, especially since they go out of their way to cite compatibility with iPod Docks and iMacs, etc. The absence of AppleTV I think is telling.
2nd thing I wondered
Hey when you use the remote via the Universal Dock to control an iPod, there's no menu on the TV. When's Apple going to make the iPod Touch or iPhone provide an AppleTV/FrontRow menu?
ie:
Click menu on the remote and it opens FrontRow on the TV (from the iPod in the dock) ... so you virtually have an AppleTV ready to go.
On mine, the dimple at the bottom doesn't work properly so I've never been able to get the tray out. Luckily the battery is still okay but I have no idea what I'll do when the battery runs out. Get a new remote?
Maybe the reason they changed the back was because the tray was less reliable? But I was surprised they moved the play button. Why did they not add a select button in its place?
I bet your tray works fine. Try taking the micro jack connector from a pair of head phones so you can press down on the dimple ONLY (It's a button -- a separate piece of plastic); I bet your tray will pop out.
I bet your tray works fine. Try taking the micro jack connector from a pair of head phones so you can press down on the dimple ONLY (It's a button -- a separate piece of plastic); I bet your tray will pop out.
I bet it doesn't
Any other ideas?