last100 » Rowmote http://www.last100.com Tracking the digital lifestyle Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:34:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 Turn your iPhone into an Apple Remote http://www.last100.com/2009/02/02/turn-your-iphone-into-an-apple-remote/ http://www.last100.com/2009/02/02/turn-your-iphone-into-an-apple-remote/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:29:45 +0000 Steve O'Hear http://www.last100.com/?p=3635 Another remote control application has hit the the iPhone’s App store. This time, “Rowmote” emulates Apple’s own remote control, the Apple Remote, which used to ship for ‘free’ with the company’s consumer Macs but now has to be purchased separately at an additional cost of $19.

Rowmote (iTunes link) is compatible with the iPhone and iPod touch and works over WiFi to control any of Apple’s own apps that are currently supported by the Apple Remote: Front Row, Quicktime, DVD Player, iTunes and Keynote, although it also requires a small piece of software to be installed on the Mac itself. Aside from emulating the Apple Remote’s functionality, right down to the look and feel, Rowmote also features an application switcher of sorts, enabling users to bring to focus any of the supported apps, a feature that maybe worth paying the 99 cents download fee for alone.

See also: iPhone remote control app for VLC Media Player

However, for those simply wanting a remote control for iTunes (or the AppleTV), Apple’s own ‘Remote’ app — a free download from the App Store — is a much better solution as it includes the ability to visually browse your iTunes library on the iPhone or iPod touch itself.

Looking forward, the app’s developer, Evan Schoenberg, says that the next version of Rowmote will add support for media center software, Boxee, along with Microsoft’s Powerpoint presentation software.

(via Gizmodo)

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