Well I had a spare £200, and fancied a project, so I bought an 8GB iPod Touch ready to transform it into an all singing and dancing remote.  It looks fab with B&O gear...roll on the software and SDKs

I hope someone much cleverer than me works on an implementation for 2 way control, using IR for the older stuff, and via software on the computer for the music library etc.

worth the wait !!!

http://gizmodo.com/5023755/first-itunes-remote-app-for-iphone-hands+on 

Wow, so we don't need anymore Beoport and have full 2 way remote control.

Apple shows how it MUST be done ...

Very pleased with Remote running on my iPhone 3G, can control different libraries (i.e. on different machines), and provides for multiplay control, can also control AppleTV -- you must choose whether it should control an ATV or a stand-alone Mac.

Same GUI as Signal and Remote Buddy, instant response, both to the touch-command and from the Mac mini - with tracks changing immediately, and with pause/play also responding immediately. Similarly, coverart is ported to the device very fast, faster than both Signal and RB.

Very pleased that Apple has now finally provided an app, and that it's free. It does not control peripherals, but I can see from the appstore that several remote solutions are up, including one called Control, if I remember correctly, which requires installation of the hardware control units.

Wow it works really well!

I've got an original 2G 8Gb iPhone and have upgraded it to 2.0 software then downloaded the remote app.

It controls iTunes 7.7 perfectly so now combined with the BEO4 I can control net.music all over the house  :-)

It just gets better and better,

Rob 

While I adore all things Apple, have a Macbook Air in transit with UPS as my PB G5 12" is dying I am not too keen to get the Iphone Remote.

 I looked at the Touch. I would be only using it as a remote but for me it seems to be overloaded with functions.

 If I could somehow auto launch the remote when I switch it on, it would be OK. But like this, it is overloaded and too fiddly.

Also, the point that Trip was making earlier is a good one. Your family will be really happy when you take your remote jogging, or to work, or somewhere else.

 It's a nice gadget though .....