Rumor: Apple to offer iTunes Remote App?

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T.W.G
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T.W.G
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Posted June 27, 2008 at 09:00 GMT
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see this link:

 

http://www.macrumors.com/2008/06/26/apple-to-offer-itunes-remote-control-app-for-iphone-and-ipod-touch/

 

 

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britops (archived)
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Posted June 27, 2008 at 15:20 GMT
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I'm excited by it.
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jk1002
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Posted June 27, 2008 at 18:19 GMT
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yes ... i might get me an ipod touch then .... I know I know remote buddy ..... i do not want to fiddle with that though ...
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soundproof (archived)
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Posted June 28, 2008 at 02:03 GMT
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Looking forward to iControl (which is what it's been called in the SDK package). I like using Remote Buddy, but any solution that is embedded in the OS is probably going to outperform that.

 

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Coolskin (archived)
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Posted June 28, 2008 at 08:16 GMT
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rayfenwick (archived)
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Posted June 28, 2008 at 09:21 GMT
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In a setup involving Beoport or similar functioning Mac Software, it shouldn't be too much of a stretch to re-introduce 2 way communication (via wifi) - and that would be very cool indeed...even compatibility with IR based 2 way communication is not an impossibility. As a fan of the system, particularly MCPs and the Beolink 7000 this would be a fabulous thing to get working.
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RobN (archived)
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Posted June 28, 2008 at 10:22 GMT
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Thanks TWG, this is great news!

 

I converted my BeoPort to run on my Mac rather than a PC running XP and have never looked back. As I also have an iPhone this could be a great combo. Only one thought I assume you'll have to have the WiFi on the iPhone on all the time to make the remote function usable, I wonder what the battery life will be?

I'm looking forward to getting the new iPhone 2.0 AND iTunes 7.7 now... 

Best

Rob 

 

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Flappo The Grate (archived)
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Posted July 1, 2008 at 02:38 GMT
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i've given up on remote buddy , it's just so unreliable

i'm sitting 3 feet away from my mac pro and half the time it can't detect it

i'm sure apple will come up with something vastly more impressive - as usual 

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soundproof (archived)
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Posted July 1, 2008 at 06:57 GMT
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Interesting, Flappo. I've never had any trouble with RB not being detected by the Touch - and I've actually even used it from my downstairs neighbour's flat on one occasion, controlling the media in my flat, when I was demonstrating it. (We could hear the music through the floor - ahem ...)

Are you using a Mac pro station? The wireless antenna on that is quite bad (the detachable, white plastic T antenna). Without that antenna it's even worse.

Sounds like your problem is unrelated to RB, and is due to a connection issue. 

As you, I'm looking forwards to the SDK solutions, I've already seen a few and think I'll have a hard time deciding which to go for. And I'm very curious about Apple's iControl.
 

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jk1002
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Posted July 1, 2008 at 20:17 GMT
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>>Interesting, Flappo. I've never had any trouble with RB not being detected by the Touch <<

it probably is. I think the apple solution most likely wouldn't address that unless it is using blue tooth or something. 

 

This is actually why I avoid the Wifi solution. I had IR for a while but it had many little hick ups probably caused USB implementation on the early imacs that I gave up on it.

 

B&O all the way, except the Apple TV which I can run acceptable through Beo 4 and BV8.

 

I hope they get teh BS5 out before christmas 

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