Keyspan TuneView color LCD iTunes remote

I've just got my iTunes remote - one of the first batch to reach the UK. Works a treat, even through the brick walls that stumped the Bluetooth signals used by Salling Clicker. The display is very bright & sharp, but the buttons feel a bit cheap & creaky. The display blanks out after about 30s of inactivity. The unit is finished in a nice 'soft touch' matt black & is smaller than I expected. Very pleasant to the hand - better than Clicker on a Palm Tungsten.

It required an updated software download from Keyspan to use with 10.4.10, but no problems so far...

I should say that even though I've been pushing Signal, if I didn't have an iPhone and a very powerful wifi network, I would definitely be interested in this device. Didn't want to seem like I didn't think it was a good idea.

Hi,

First of all, it's nice to see so many comments on this story. It seems like people really want to have this type of functionality.

Let me reply in general to a couple of the comments.

A couple people have suggested alternative solutions to remote viewing and control of iTunes.

TuneView (USB) is one way of doing this. TuneView is remote centric. We wanted to make a remote that was specifically designed to control media on your Mac/PC. We think we have done a great job of accomplishing this.

With TuneView, you can manage all of your content (included radio) and you can use any speakers (whether they are connected directly to the Mac, connected remotely via AirPort Express, etc - AppleTV can't communicate with AirPort Express connected speakers).

TuneView gives you a 150 ft range. Cell phones connected via Bluetooth don't get range. WiFi gets close but only if you have antennas and no interference. We think we beat the competition in this regard.

AppleTV is great (I've got one) but it's not so useful if you want to do anything with iTunes and your out in patio and hanging out away from your TV.

The idea of remote control of iTunes isn't new but our TuneView's approach is. I hope to see some of you get a chance to demo the product. I'm sure we can win you over.

Signal is this rockin' app that sets up the controls for iTunes on your mac as a webserver for your local Wi-Fi network (wired net too probably, but then it really wouldn't be a remote control). It is a total showstopper at parties, especially if you're wired up with an Airport Express or three. You control airtunes with your iPhone (through Safari), including playlists, volume, internet streams, etc. The interface is very iPod-like. I can't believe it hasn't gotten more attention, it is awesome. Maybe the best thirty dollars I've ever spent on an app. Go to www.alloysoft.com & check it out- there's a demo.

what is Signal for the iphone?

Or if you don't want to pay anything at all and don't mind a couple commands on the terminal to enable PHP on your Mac, you could use the free software called Vespasian. (http://www.vespasian.org)

For the same price of $150 for the TuneView and $99 for an Airport Express I could get a refurbished Apple TV.

Salling Clicker is indeed simply wonderful - not only working on a lot of Bluetooth phones and PalmOS PDAs, but also over WiFi! Not to mention it's fantastically cheap, given the way the dollar is still!

Sam

Of course, many Bluetooth phone owners can also use Salling Clicker, which is absolutely marvelous.

...but if you don't live in USA, iPhone isn't an option.

Damn you Steve Jobs and your beautiful US-centric gadget. Almost makes me want to move there.

Almost.