Non-Apple iPhone Keynote controllers

Keynote Remote looks pretty useful, but I'm cheap and don't have the iPhone or Touch, so I just use darwiinRemote to connect my Nintendo Wiimote and use that as a bluetooth clicker. It's a bit big, and a bit geeky, but that, plus using Keynote by itself, wows the crowd every time.

Thanks for all your comments, I'll stick with the remote.

iTap is the best by far.

It is your trackpad in your hand. Not only is it great for keynote and PowerPoint, but its great for using expose or itunes or just about anything.

Plus the connection is easy. More simple than any app I have used.

I used to use the free version of Snatch. It's just a trackpad with a mouse button to click thru your slides remotely. It's nice because you can turn down the screen brightness really dark, which is good in a dark room when you are holding it in your hand.

I then bought the Stage Hand app, because it's incredible with its spotlight feature. Just great.

The iPhone Keynote remote looks fine, but it's between Snatch and StageHand, and is priced accordingly.

Umm.. what about:

- Touchpad Elite
- Mocha VNC
- Jaadu VNC
- iTap
- Wifi Touchpad
...

All of these can be used to control Keynote and a whole lot more. Personally I like the Jaadu VNC / Touchpad Elite interface the best (since it has gestures for next/previous AND you can slide the mouse around easily too), but YMMV.

Speaking of which, anyone notice that Phil did not use an iPhone to control his keynote? Seems like a missed opportunity for product placement :(

Alternatively, if you're in line of sight of whatever your presenting with, the Apple remote works just fine for me...? Then you're all set to have notes to read from on the iPhone as well =)

I' ve tried them all and believe Pointer Remote is the best!!!

Apple's new app costs a lot for nothing!

I expected more from apple!!! There is no remote pointer, no highlighter, sliding after few scrolls gets tedious (not a single button press) and the transitions/effects are not shown on the iphone.

As I teach using presentations everyday, I 'd like to see more!!!

For example a full keynote viewer for the iphone, with tv-out support, so that I don't have to carry my macbook all time and no need exporting my presentations to .mov files with low resolutions.

I don't like exporting to images, as I lose the transitions and the effects!!! My lessons are given on a tv through apple universal dock, component cable and apple remote!

Please apple, full keynote viewer!!!

So, if I use airport to create a wireless network without even being plugged into ethernet, can I still use the Official Keynote controller?

Almost every review on the AppStore for Keynote Remote has the same complaint..."Keynote Remote is not good solution because there isn't a WiFi network in many locations."

However, every Mac has the ability to create it's own WiFi network.
Simply select "Create Network..." from the Airport menu.
No need to carry an Airport Express and it can even be password protected.