Description
iRedTouch - the universal "Universal Remote"
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This application requires additional hardware
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# New "iRedTouch HD" for iPad is available in App Store
# iRedTouch HD can share remotes with iRedTouch
# Use Dropbox or WiFi to share remotes
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Are you tired of having several remotes lying around in your living room? Do you want to use your iPhone or iPod touch instead? This and much more is possible with iRedTouch - in conjunction with an infrared LAN or WiFi module by IRTrans GmbH (www.irtrans.com) or a GC-100 or iTach module by Global Caché (www.globalcache.com).
Please visit iRedTouch website for details.
WITH ONE IR MODULE:
- Use your fingers to flip through the list of your remotes on the iPhone or iPod touch
- Tap on the photo of your remote - and the IR module transmits the respective IR signal
- Hold down your finger - and the IR signals will be sent repeatedly, if appropriate
- Infrared codes of all common devices (HiFi/TV/DVD/...) can be taught to iRedTouch
- No PC or Mac needs to be running for these operations!
WITH MORE IR MODULES:
- Control all IR-capable devices in your household, from anywhere in your WLAN
- Determine which remote will use which IR module all over your network
HOW TO CREATE A REMOTE:
1. Make a photo of your remote, scan it, or even make a sketch of it
2. Copy the photo into iPhoto on the Mac, or into your Pictures folder on the PC
3. Use iTunes to transfer the photo into your mobile photo album
4. In iRedTouch choose the very photo as the touchable area of your new remote
5. Place the buttons on the screen, simply by tapping onto the photo
6. Teach the infrared signals to iRedTouch - a built-in assistant makes this easy
7. That's it!
IF YOU HAVE A MAC:
- Control "iRed2" on the Mac - a free license is included with certain IRTrans modules
- Use IRTrans USB modules connected to your Mac, just from iRedTouch via iRed2
- Control your Mac, change speaker volume, send it to sleep, ...
- Control iTunes, let iRed2 announce the current track, jump to the next album, set ratings, etc.
- All this and much more from iRedTouch on your iPhone or iPod touch
WITH YOUR MAC ON THE ROAD:
- Control applications on your MacBook (Pro), e.g. a PowerPoint or Keynote presentation - via WLAN from your iPhone
- Control QuickTime Player or VLC, or whatever. iRed2 is very flexible and adjustable to your needs
What's New in Version 1.6
- Multitasking
- Retina display support with high-res icons and remotes
- Upload/Backup into Dropbox
- Images/Remotes can be downloaded from Dropbox
- New Action: Relay (Contact Closure) for certain modules (IRTrans and GC)
- New Action: Serial String (RS232) for certain modules (IRTrans and GC)
- iTach module with Relay ('CC') or RS232 ('SL') are supported
- Actions can be named
- Advanced IR Editor now also for for repeat code
- Modules can be activated individually
- Moduels are sorted alphabetically
- Click sounds can be configured (tone and volume)
- New concept for displaying the connection status
- Editing can be disabled for remotes and lists
- Fast switching of remotes with a finger swipe on the remotes's title
- Fast switching between remote and list by finger tap on remote's title
- Faster access to online remotes
- Simplified creation of new remote from templates or other remotes
- Online remotes can be tested without downloading
- Buttons with rounded edges
- New concept for layout mode: use double-tap to extend selection
- Better navigation in macros
- Background images in landscape can be used and are scrolled horizontally
- Basic connection settings can be changed from 'Settings' app
- REM files can be imported, e.g. via Mail (IRTrans propietary format)
- Performing actions can be announced to UDP server ('Home Automation')
- iOS 3.1.2 is supported, and so every iDevice back to iPod Touch 1st generation
- Bugfix: GC-IRL Learner was not recognized
- Bugfix: Converting Pronto codes with repeat failed
- Bugfix: IRTrans codes wit long timings were not learned
- Bugfix: Several crashers in Advanced IR code eidtor
- Bugfix: Swiping remotes with two fingers was unreliable (is omitted now)
- Bugfix: Help dialogs were sometimes distored / bad to read
- Bugfix: Many more ....
iPhone Screenshots
Customer Reviews
The most elegant, customizable solution available
Researching competitors in this area, we have RedEye for $120 ($150 in sept/oct), a crestron or other custom build for massive cash, a dedicated universal remote for 100-200, and this. I went ahead and bought this app along with the IRTrans package which i think was about $160. Total cost just under $200, so in the higher end of the spectrum.
Now what you get for your cash is a fully customizable layout in a package that will work anywhere within wifi range of your theater. A huge difference for me is this custom layout. You can use any picture (and design your own if you want to with photoshop or even graph paper) to layout exactly the buttons you want, and remove all the buttons you hate. This is head and shoulders above almost all solutions out there since they are stuck with a hardware system. The closest dedicated remote is a newly launched Philips that uses a touch screen for multi-function buttons and to get rid of the keypad. It retails for $200, is still large and bulky, and completely unnecessary thanks to this iRedTouch/IRTrans combination in a package (iPod Touch) that will blow away any remote out there.
If it sounds like I work for the company, it's only because right now, nothing else comes close.
- $18.99
- Category: Entertainment
- Updated: Aug 31, 2011
- Version: 1.6
- Size: 3.0 MB
- Languages: English, German
- Seller: tin:b Software
- © tin:b Software - Robert Fischer
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.1.2 or later
