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18.02.2007 10:44:24

wiimote or apple remote

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Hi,
I need a suggestion.
I have an ibook with no IR receiver but with bluetooth.
I have an apple remote which i use with my ipod dock.
So, i'd like to have remote buddy working.
Is it better to buy either a IR receiver to be able to use my apple remote or a wiimote?
Which are the good and bad points of both choices?

Thank you very much!!! :)

These entries from the FAQ may be relevant to this topic:

Hardware - Apple® Remote

After uninstalling/quitting Remote Buddy, my Mac® no longer reacts to the Apple® Remote. (FAQ015E0241)
To enable you to use all capabilities of the IR Receiver of your Mac®, Remote Buddy is using its own driver. In contrast, all other applications with integrated Apple® Remote support usually use the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

As long as you're running Remote Buddy, Remote Buddy and its driver are responsible for turning the received button presses into actions. As soon as you quit Remote Buddy, this task is again handled by the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem.

If other applications don't use the interface to the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem correctly, this can lead to the effect that nothing happens when you press a button on your Apple® Remote. For as long as you're running Remote Buddy, issues like this are covered by Remote Buddy and it's driver and are therefore not visible to you. However, as soon as you quit Remote Buddy, the OS X Apple® Remote subsystem is back in control and any issues caused in it by other applications become visible.

Therefore Remote Buddy is neither the cause of the issue nor is it responsible for it. Instead, the cause of the issue exists independently of Remote Buddy. It's located elsewhere and can also only be solved there.

Although our products can't cause any such issues, we're regularly contacted about such issues and asked for help. In order to make locating and fixing the cause of such issues as easy and efficient as possible, we've developed a free diagnostics tool: Remote Control Diagnostics. It can locate issues with a single click and will provide you with information about the issue as well as with instructions on how you can fix it.
After updating to OS X 10.6.2, my Apple® Remote is no longer available for selection in Remote Buddy. (FAQ015E0236)
Please update your copy of Remote Buddy to version 1.15 or later.

Hardware - Wii™ Remote

How can I activate the Bluetooth® receiver automatically on startup? (FAQ015E0163)
In order to automatically activate the Bluetooth® Receiver on startup, enter the settings, choose "Hardware", then click on "Bluetooth® Receiver". Finally activate the checkbox "Search for supported remotes on startup". Remote Buddy will then automatically look for remote control paired through the "Setup Wizard" on next startup.

Hardware - iPhone™ / iPod® touch / AJAX Remote

I try to use Remote Buddy's setup wizard to pair my iPhone™ via Blueooth® with my Mac®. Why doesn't this work? (FAQ015E0189)
The AJAX Remote of Remote Buddy, which you can view and use through your the browser on your iPhone™, works over TCP/IP and HTTP. The iPhone™ does only support these standards over WLAN and EDGE at this point, not via Bluetooth®. Please connect your iPhone™ to the same WLAN as your Mac®, then follow these instructions:

http://www.iospirit.com/products/remotebuddy/guides/ajaxremotesetup/

The Setup Wizard has been exclusively designed and developed for Bluetooth® remote controls, not mobile phones.

User

18.02.2007 18:00:01

Re: wiimote or apple remote

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Hello Mathias,

thanks for asking.

That really depends on what you want to do:

1) Apple Remote:
Pro:
+ small and slick

Minus:
- you'll need additional hardware (if you go for it, my suggestion is
to buy a Keyspan Remote for iTunes, excellent hardware)
- not as portable due to the external nature of the receiver

2) WiiMote
Pro:
+ more buttons than the Apple Remote
+ no extra receiver needed
+ more cool features to come for the combo Remote Buddy + WiiMote
+ more reliable (=> higher distance, virtually no transmission errors
due to objects in the path to the receiver)

Minus:
- needs fresh batteries every now and then (=> recharchables strongly
recommended)
- looks nice, but is not as small and slick as the Apple Remote (=>
if you need to look smart at a presentation, a game controller is
probably not the preferred device to control that presentation)

If you already have the Apple Remote, the price difference between
WiiMote and Apple Remote should not be too great (=> check
Amazon.com, they should ship both of the items for free IIRC).

Hope that helps.

To everybody else: Sorry for not following up yesterday and today to
most of you. I'll reply to your postings tomorrow.

Best regards,
Felix

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