Apple Remote

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3.5 out of 5 stars

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    TOO SMALL!

    • Written by from Prattville

    Please, I'm begging, make it bigger next time or design an attachment to make it bigger. Or, how about a tracking device? I lose this at least once a day and have lost 2 permanently.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Lousy

    • Written by from Reno

    First of all, the Apple remote (new) and my Macbook Pro Retina (new) will not pair. Nothing shows up and instructions stink ( why not show visual as to which buttons to press and where to aim it?). After trying to "pair" the remote and Mac for 45 minutes (nothing hallens), I give up. A waste of $20 for the remote. It occurs to me that I might have a bad battery and if this is the case (new remote should NOT have a bad battery), why doesn't the remote have a battery indicator light? A poorly designed unit- not worthy of Apple name.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    DOES NOT work with RETINA MAC!

    • Written by from Bury St Edmunds

    I bort this for my new mac book pro 15" retina. After following the set up with not results, I have only just found out after looking at lots of forums that these are useless as the new retina macs as they dont have infra red! This was not stated when I bought it and as you can tell I am quite a bit annoyed!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    This is not cool or fair.

    • Written by from Warszawa

    i purched that product with my macbook pro 2 years ago. it worked well. now while i'm using mountain lion, i can't used the product i purched anymore. only volume. APPLE, what happend?! :(

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Menu Button Doesn't Work with Mountain Lion

    • Written by from San Leandro

    I can't believe they sold me this remote at the Apple store when it doesn't even work with Mountain Lion. I'm taking it back!!!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Mountain Lion Killed Front Row / Remote Is Useless

    • Written by from RIDGEWOOD

    Using the Apple Remote with Front Row on my iMac was one of my favorite features. Very disappointed this no longer works. Contacted Apple Support, who can only pass the information along. Hope this is fixed.

    And if it's not, Apple should change the product description...

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Apple remote useless on mountain lion

    • Written by from Paranaque City

    I have a snow leopard before and i enjoyed the front row features by using my apple remote. When I upgraded to mountain lion my apple remote became useless. You can only use it in Itunes and adjusting the volume that's it. I hope Apple can have a software upgrade so that we can use apple remote again for front row.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    remote

    • Written by from Singapore

    It works perfectly on my snow leopard OS but currently after i have upgraded to moutain lion, it does not come out with any menu selection.

    It currently just work like a normal remote to play pause the songs in itune.

    Hope you guys can look into it ..

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    It`s useless without front row app

    • Written by from medellin

    it was a great remote control. it worked terrific with ios 10.6. but i have the new mountain lion and this operating system does not have front row, and there is no chance to get it for this system. and the remote dosen`t have the full funtionabilty i.e. to watch dvd movies with the default dvd player on the snow lion

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Current Mac OS X drops advertised functionality

    • Written by from San Diego

    The current information on this remote says that you can press the Menu button on the remote at Macs made after 2005 and it will launch Front Row. Well I have a new MacBook Pro, and I paid for the remote, and the Menu button most certainly does not do anything. Sure I can change volume, but so what, I wanted it for Front Row. The one star is for false advertising; I am very surprised and disappointed in Apple here.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    USELESS

    • Written by from Brooklyn

    This remote is nearly completely useless save volume control. The new operating system DOES NOT have front row, rendering this remote useless as the menu button does NOTHING. Either Apple needs to fix this problem, or you should save your money.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    no reason to buy this. none.

    • Written by from Wichita

    since lion no longer has Front Row, there is really no reason to own a remote for your macbook pro, air, or imac. none.

    i purchased a brand spankin' new macbook pro and added this $19 remote, and guess what? it does nothing. i can skip to the next song on itunes, and i can adjust the volume. that's it. when you click the MENU button, guess what happens? NOTHING happens, because there is no longer Front Row.

    i suppose this is mainly used for apple tv, and that might be fine and good, but there is NO mention on the listing for it that it is USELESS for apple laptops and desktops. none.

    do not waste your time. what a disappointment.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Doesn't even work

    • Written by from Wuppertal

    I purchased this product a few weeks ago and the only thing I can say about it, is that it doesn't do anything. I have a Mac mini Early 2009, which features an IR receiver and it's also manufactured after 2005. So my Mac should meet the requirements for using this remote. But when I wanted to pair it I waited for the chain lock to appear on the screen, but it didn't. I also tried to pair directly from the system preferences menu - it also didn't work.

    What I did afterwards is going back to my local electronics store and had it replaced with a new one. Also the new remote didn't work. I also tried to use a new battery - with no success.

    So to sum up, I wasted $19 and now I have a useless piece of aluminum laying around in my drawer.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Apple Remote Stinks!

    • Written by from Nashville

    Whenever I use my remote that came with my apple TV, it also messes with my Mac, and I can't fix it.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Seriously?

    • Written by from Waxhaw

    Why would they remove the functionality of this thing and still sell it? It doesn't do anything now except for control the volume and, if you hold down the play/pause key for 5-8 seconds put the machine to sleep. I ask again, seriously?

    That said, it is beautiful.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Quite useless now...

    • Written by from Brasilia

    Unfortunatelly the only device this remote works with is the Apple TV. If you're thinking about getting a remote for presentations or even controlling music on your Mac or iPad, just forget it!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    worst design

    • Written by from whitinsville

    this thing ends up in the couch after every use and i spend more time looking for it than actually enjoying my apple tv absolutely hate it and wish i could control my apple tv with my iPhone iPod touch or iMac but no i have to buy another remote as this time it is lost.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    worthless

    • Written by from Amsterdam

    Already broken after a year. No replacement offered though.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Don't Buy for Lion

    • Written by from Hickory

    This remote and the old remotes worked great with Front Row. In Lion there is no Front Row. Until Front Row returns this is really not a good purchase.

    This remote has limited functionality with iTunes. Just not worth the money.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Menu Button for Remote: Why?

    • Written by from Charleston

    Like other posters here I find the inclusion of the remote to be of little value with Lion. The Menu button provides no useful function and navigation through iTunes (scrolling up or down and playing or pausing is very limited. I used to use Front Row quite a bit when sitting across the room and wanted to switch between music (artists, albums, songs), movie, or other features. Please bring back Front Row or a similar feature for Lion. It was very handy.

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