Filed under: Software, iPhone, iPod touch
Boxee remote app for iPhone and iPod Touch available on App Store
We've made no secret of our love for the Boxee media center. Its lovable interface works great from 2ft. to 20ft. and covers just about everything an HTPC should on both the Apple TV and Mac mini. Now, after weeks of being in review, the folks over at the Boxee blog have finally announced the availability of the Boxee remote app (iTunes link). It's extremely affordable for everything it does (it's Free) and is available immediately. If you've lost your Apple remote, or for whatever reason don't have (or want) one, Boxee's remote app is a pure gem. Check it out now and then give Boxee some suggestions on how they can improve it.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Risto T said 11:18PM on 3-15-2009
Someone please explain what's so great about boxee?
I tried it once about a month ago and wasn't overly impressed by it
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mantia said 11:36PM on 3-15-2009
And you're not even going to link to the app on the App Store? Wow. :\
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Aron Trimble said 11:48PM on 3-15-2009
Thanks for the catch, added! :-)
Harbinger said 12:20AM on 3-16-2009
Ok, so what differentiates this remote from the XBMC remote and what benefits does Boxee have from Plex? A little more info to make this juicier than a press release for the remote would be nice.
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Jesse said 2:08AM on 3-16-2009
The comments thus far have been pretty nit-picky and demanding. Boxee is an excellent program if you've got a spare mac hooked up to an HDTV. It's got a larger following than Plex, and thus a few more plug-ins and community functions. This remote is FREE, and the gesture mode is almost too futuristic.
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macFan said 8:59AM on 3-16-2009
It seems like Rowmote. I think other apps are better, maybe "Do It!", is hard to find and its cost is 3,99 $ but it´s a great app and it include gestures too.
Adam said 9:02AM on 3-16-2009
I like Boxee and Plex but my big issue with Boxee is that it doesn't index all of my music. (and it takes FOREVER with a large library 15k+).
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babas152 said 10:58AM on 3-16-2009
Wish Boxee could play itunes shared libraries
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Mitchel said 11:04AM on 3-16-2009
Hasn't this been out for a while now? I've had it on my iPod Touch since at least january
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Mitchel said 11:09AM on 3-16-2009
Ok, sorry, disregard that.
My version is from Cydia
Wei said 12:51PM on 3-16-2009
Tried Boxee and Plex. Definitely prefer Plex. Boxee needs a lot more refinement.
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Leo M. said 4:34PM on 3-16-2009
i love boxee so much and didn't want to jailbreak my phone just so I could run cydia
I'm glad it's finally out in the app store...the gesture controls are pretty impressive
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