Hippo Remote is a great app, now you can win a copy
I've become very accustomed to remote-controlling my computers for a while, but nothing ever seemed to get it right. Apple's Remote for iTunes is great, of course, but what about all my other stuff on my Mac, like Boxee or VLC? Yeah, you can get some specific remotes for those apps (frankly the VLC remotes I've used were terrible and would just quit working sometimes). But what you really want is a master remote that'll take all those tasks over for you. Enter Hippo Remote [iTunes Link], a wonderful, simple, brilliant little remote app for your iPhone or iPod touch and Mac -- or PC.Hippo Remote starts off as a trackpad, and supports gestures, multi-touch (like scrolling and zooming) and even replicates circular scrolling. There's a keyboard with F-keys, a history and navigation keys. There are app profiles for Powerpoint, Boxee, VLC, even Gmail and Windows Media Center. There's also a login manager for stuff like Gmail or Twitter, so it's very, very fast at getting you to where you need to be all via iPhone screen.
Hippo Remote's response is like butter. Scrolling, swiping, tracking are all wonderful, even on my congested network. I can even use wake-on-LAN or wake-on-wireless to zap those computers alive from anywhere in my house.
All this and the only setup was to add a password for VNC connections in my System Preferences on my Mac. There is a HippoVNC application which enables a few other features, but I don't use it. Instead, I have a saved profile for the Mac I have hooked to my HDTV, and with one tap I'm controlling that Mac via iPhone. It just doesn't get any easier.
Now you can win a copy of Hippo Remote for your own iPhone or iPod touch. Just leave a comment on this post and you're entered. Promo codes are only available for the US, sorry.
- Open to legal US residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia who are 18 and older.
- To enter leave a comment on this post.
- The comment must be left before Saturday, November 7, 2009, 11:59PM Eastern Time.
- You may enter only once.
- Five winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Prize: One promo code for Hippo Remote (Value: US$4.99)
- Click Here for complete Official Rules.
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i'd like my Hippo, plz
November 08 2009 at 8:23 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI never win anything on here! Boohoo.
November 07 2009 at 8:03 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThanx for the valuable information. This was just the thing I was looking for, the product seems worth buying... keep posting. Will be visiting back soon.
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awesome, you never know I could get lucky (just purchased my media center so a remote for it would be great)
November 06 2009 at 7:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'd like to try it. Rowmote doesn't work at school, because we have to log in to our wireless with a Java app (which the iPhone doesn't support).
November 06 2009 at 11:55 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOne appz please.
November 06 2009 at 1:20 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySounds like a great app! I'd love to check it out.
November 05 2009 at 3:40 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyHot Apps on TUAW
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