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Nov 02, 09 - 06:29 pm Comment from: Beaker

That bugger is lanky!

Nov 02, 09 - 06:31 pm Comment from: Beaker

Oh, and the packaging is genius. Stretching the plastic over the cardboard and folding the other way. Just got some headphones and they came wrapped like that. No more foam or anything else. Love it.

any reason why is it larger than previous version?

There are "unboxing" photos of a remote control?!

Nov 02, 09 - 06:34 pm Comment from: ron

The box is that large because if it was any smaller it would be much easier for the Post Office goons to steal. Be warned if you want stuff to arrive - use a large box.

Does it work with ATV

No career carrier is going to risk their $30 per hr job, full federal benefits and full retirement package to steal a $19 remote. You must be confusing them with that pig you call "mom"

does this work with apple tv as well? there was no mention of apple tv during the release.

Nov 02, 09 - 06:43 pm Comment from: iworker

I never thought I could get worked up over a bloody remote but it does look nice.

Nov 02, 09 - 06:43 pm Comment from: Wade Smith

Got mine today as well. That case is _tight_.

BTW- that form of wrapped plastic packaging is fairly old-hat. I've seen it with component shipping for some years.

"does this work with apple tv as well? there was no mention of apple tv during the release"

Front Row is basically the Mac version of AppleTV features.

its the exact same remote that will ship with Apple TV.

the exact same remote.
yes it works.

I want one NOW !!!!!!!!!!!

That's a BIG sucker, isn't it?!

Nov 02, 09 - 07:54 pm Comment from: qka

At first, I thought that the round spot on the back was to hold the quarter; you know, to call someone who cares.

Nov 02, 09 - 08:08 pm Comment from: steve32465

Unboxing pics? This isn't exactly a new computer here!

"Comment from: Newman
No career carrier is going to risk their $30 per hr job, full federal benefits and full retirement package to steal a $19 remote. You must be confusing them with that pig you call "mom"

Really? Because they do stuff like that all the time.

A trained monkey could do that job.

Nov 02, 09 - 08:15 pm Comment from: ken1w

Why is there a separate Play/Pause/Select button below the "wheel"? Does pressing the center of the wheel perform a different function now, such as only the Select function? Or is there no button at all there now (in the center of the wheel)?

Nov 02, 09 - 09:15 pm Comment from: iworker

Can you still replace the battery like the old one? It seems a bit wasteful if you can't.

Nov 02, 09 - 09:31 pm Comment from: MacArch

@ Newman - "No career carrier is going to risk their $30 per hr job, full federal benefits ......"

I previously worked on some US post offices. They had LOG's - look out galleries - incorporated into their designs. These were enclosed catwalks with two way mirrors over the mail sorting area. They had separate exterior entries so Postal Inspectors could come and go unannounced. Think they would go to all that expense if employee theft wasn't a problem.

These have to be the some the stupidest comments and questions I have ever read.

Thanks though OP for the great photos! My old Mac Mini remote got lost awhile ago and this just reminded me to get a new pretty one!

Nov 02, 09 - 09:43 pm Comment from: DizzyD

@iworker, the 7th photo down clearly shows the battery compartment...

Eric L. -- Thanks for the photos and impressions!

Peace.

Nov 02, 09 - 11:10 pm Comment from: Mac4lfe

This unboxing actually made me want to order one which I will do tonight. The ship time currently is 2-3 weeks.

I would def. Get one if I didn't have an iPhone. The iPhone remote app works wonders! Gesture and all.

Nov 02, 09 - 11:47 pm Comment from: iworker

DizzyD,

Thanks dude, it didn't click when I saw it. I'll add one to the Macbook Pro next year.

Nov 03, 09 - 06:46 am Comment from: Mr. Reeee

What a ridiculous amount of shipping material!

Nice looking remote! I've used the one that came with my first MacBook Pro exactly once, so there's not much point in springing for one.

There's a cool $4 iPhone/iPodtouch App called TouchPad that let's you control your Mac via wi-fi. It uses multi-touch and has a key pad, too. Very Slick!

http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=297623931&mt=8

Nov 03, 09 - 08:37 am Comment from: DD from Belgium

Not that I'm in for a new remote or so, but I had to look because of the title: 'unboxing' of a 'remote'?
I've always found the 'unboxing' series a bit weird, but of a 'remote'??

However, what struck me is the texture similarity between the remote and the laptop: this is really the Apple signature: attention to detail, a lot of attention to detail and then some more.
They could have gone with nearly any kind of enclosure, and the functionality and ease of use would have been exactly the same - but no: it had to look and feel exactly, _exactly_, as the unibody laptop look and feel.
This shows that you're not buying some piece of junk.

My only problem: all of my older Apple stuff just keeps on working, so I cannot justify upgrading...

Nov 03, 09 - 09:06 am Comment from: madgunde

@Mr. Reeee

"What a ridiculous amount of shipping material!"

Really? I see mostly air inside the box and a minimal amount of plastic shrinkwrap. The rest is the retail packaging, which is about as minimalist as they come.

If you're talking about the cardboard, well first off, that's recyclable, and second, as others have posted, they don't want to make the package too easy to steal. Any other company would have a box just as big, but it would be full of styrofoam and there would be 3 layers of plastic to get through, numerous twist ties, the battery would be wrapped seperately and the manual would be 10x larger along with a quick start guide sheet, a 10 page warranty booklet and thin plastic decals covering the product's shiny parts that you'd have to pick at with your fingernail to remove. You know the ones that some people either don't notice are on their product or purposely leave on to protect the product from scratches.

What people are paying for the new iMacs and MiniMacs this remote should be included in the package. It's ridiculous that we should have to pay additional money for a remote.

Does anybody know if it will work on other additional Macs you may have in the house?

The box is too big for such a small piece. Where is the "greener" package?
Still Infrared? Is that the same as the old plastic remote just with aluminum or it is a whole new tech with new functions?

Looks like it would feel good sitting the hand and the buttons are more obvious that the original.

I'd like Apple to make more use of this by keping Front Row up to date with the Apple TV interface and also allowing remote control of Macs in the normal OSX interface.

Sometimes it's nice to be in iTunes or iPhoto from a distance when you're doing something else or just showing someone something.

@You've got to be kidding
"There are "unboxing" photos of a remote control?!"


That's the FIRST thing I thought of when I saw the MDN headline.
It's a freaking remote!

LOL

@DD from Belgium--I have the same problem I did get a 15 MBP 2 years ago but my 12 inch powerbook G4 867! just keeps going and going and going 10 years now--I'm not sure if or when it will quite, but I do use for keynote, I love the size of that thing for travel and keynotes, just no remote bummer

I'd probably buy one if it was a bluetooth remote, but I have several of the older white ones that all work fine and this new metal one gives me no new functionality.