There is a new iPhone app out for controlling Windows Media Center, Remote Kitten uses a Windows servers that you install on your Media Center PC and the iPhone app comes advertising supported for free or $0.99 for an ad-free version.
Remote Kitten is an App for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch. It connects to a Windows Media Center PC over the network and supports all the features of a standard Windows Media Center remote control.
Features:
Simple elegant interface with a very fast response time.
Channel / Volume buttons.
Full screen number pad.
Full media playback controls.
Swipe pad interface for navigating menus. Tap the screen for OK.
Quick Launch buttons for various media center features.
Well. It is nice that you could control you MCE from an Iphone. But all these apps focusing on MCE integration through a web interface just does not take into the account that we would neeed to be able to turn on and off our tvs etc
The answer though, is quite simple. Have Girder Webserver work on your system, with a global caché device and build your website. Have a look at the source in the “Send message” ajax section of the girder demo sites.
Should be a no brainer.
Ben, you already wrote about you using the Vmccontroller….If you look at the comments I, ve created a command line utillity with girder in mind(for olddogs version)
Then it all comes down to how good you are at designing webpages and systems.. I’m sure that if you and Ian looked in to this, you would see the potentential…We are talkin crooss reference systems with custom ui… All you need is a class dump webdesigner..
Is it as responsive as the remote app for itunes? That works straight off the bat and I have not experienced and delay unlike the numerous window mobile based remotes. As for NGRC, I couldn’t even get it to work let alone control my media.
Cool got it working in 5 minutes. Don’t agree with ben does the job and well. Now if it could browse the music libary this would be killer for me. If if it could display a playlist would be a app I would pay 10 times hell 20 times the price. Next thing i’m doing is downloading the paid for app.
@Ads yeah that would be sweet,Someone made an app that does that. I haven’t played with it though it is 10x the price like you said 🙂 Looks really good in the screenshots though. http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/69258/335822.aspx
@Baski It doesn’t support an extender at the moment. I will definitely support it at some point in the future though as I plan to buy an extender 🙂
I don’t think the screen shots doe it any justice but do think it could do with a bit of a face lift.
Saying that, it is very responsive and I have had no probs so far.
@jkells
I love the scroll/swipe box, is there anyway you could get the app to initiate Turbo Scroll if say the user kept his/her finger at the edge of the box?
I’ve been using Richard Penner’s WMC Remote and everything seems to be on the main screen and was started to find it a pain navigating to the launch screen, tapping a menu then tapping back to the main screen to use the swipe box …. any chance of having the swipe box on the launch screen aswell? just above the buttons?
Other than being able to support Extenders (mentioned above) have you thought about the app being able to store the IP of a second or third Media Center PC? Allowing the user to switch to another HTPC (someone like me who may retreat to another room if the Mrs starts to watch junk like Medium, Ghost Whisperer etc etc)
@spongebob Yeah, I totally agree about the swipe box on the launch page. That is one of my gripes with it too.
Adding support for multiple PC’s should be in the next version. I just need to think of a nice way of doing it without complicating it for normal users.
Changes include:
* New colour theme in the free version.
* Choice of 5 themes in the paid version.
* Launch tab buttons jump back to the navigation tab after you press them.
* Paid version now has a track pad for controlling the mouse.
* Paid version now has keyboard support.
* Windows client runs on Windows XP. I don’t have a copy of MCE2005 so not sure how well it works.
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Hideous
its early days yet but your right Ben it’s not up to NGRC
Well. It is nice that you could control you MCE from an Iphone. But all these apps focusing on MCE integration through a web interface just does not take into the account that we would neeed to be able to turn on and off our tvs etc
The answer though, is quite simple. Have Girder Webserver work on your system, with a global caché device and build your website. Have a look at the source in the “Send message” ajax section of the girder demo sites.
Should be a no brainer.
Ben, you already wrote about you using the Vmccontroller….If you look at the comments I, ve created a command line utillity with girder in mind(for olddogs version)
Then it all comes down to how good you are at designing webpages and systems.. I’m sure that if you and Ian looked in to this, you would see the potentential…We are talkin crooss reference systems with custom ui… All you need is a class dump webdesigner..
I don’t know about “Hideous” hehe. What would you suggest? I am going for an interface that is easy to use for people with fat fingers 🙂
– Remote Kitten Developer.
Is it as responsive as the remote app for itunes? That works straight off the bat and I have not experienced and delay unlike the numerous window mobile based remotes. As for NGRC, I couldn’t even get it to work let alone control my media.
@jkells I think if works well the looks don’t mater to much. Keep up the good work!
Cool got it working in 5 minutes. Don’t agree with ben does the job and well. Now if it could browse the music libary this would be killer for me. If if it could display a playlist would be a app I would pay 10 times hell 20 times the price. Next thing i’m doing is downloading the paid for app.
It’s not bad app , it works fine without any hitch.
If it can support extender , it would be more useful.
@dunks517 It is very responsive
@Ads yeah that would be sweet,Someone made an app that does that. I haven’t played with it though it is 10x the price like you said 🙂 Looks really good in the screenshots though. http://thegreenbutton.com/forums/p/69258/335822.aspx
@Baski It doesn’t support an extender at the moment. I will definitely support it at some point in the future though as I plan to buy an extender 🙂
Thans all for the feedback.
I’ve just tried this, and it works really well.
I don’t think the screen shots doe it any justice but do think it could do with a bit of a face lift.
Saying that, it is very responsive and I have had no probs so far.
@jkells
I love the scroll/swipe box, is there anyway you could get the app to initiate Turbo Scroll if say the user kept his/her finger at the edge of the box?
I’ve been using Richard Penner’s WMC Remote and everything seems to be on the main screen and was started to find it a pain navigating to the launch screen, tapping a menu then tapping back to the main screen to use the swipe box …. any chance of having the swipe box on the launch screen aswell? just above the buttons?
Other than being able to support Extenders (mentioned above) have you thought about the app being able to store the IP of a second or third Media Center PC? Allowing the user to switch to another HTPC (someone like me who may retreat to another room if the Mrs starts to watch junk like Medium, Ghost Whisperer etc etc)
Just some thoughts
@Jkells, Downloading now pal. Keep up the good work.
Cheers
Duncs
@spongebob Yeah, I totally agree about the swipe box on the launch page. That is one of my gripes with it too.
Adding support for multiple PC’s should be in the next version. I just need to think of a nice way of doing it without complicating it for normal users.
@dunks517 thanks 🙂
New version went up over the weekend 🙂
It’s a bit prettier!
Changes include:
* New colour theme in the free version.
* Choice of 5 themes in the paid version.
* Launch tab buttons jump back to the navigation tab after you press them.
* Paid version now has a track pad for controlling the mouse.
* Paid version now has keyboard support.
* Windows client runs on Windows XP. I don’t have a copy of MCE2005 so not sure how well it works.