{"id":483089,"date":"2010-03-28T23:43:41","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T03:43:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/?p=19248"},"modified":"2010-03-28T23:43:41","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T03:43:41","slug":"newkinetix-re-iphone-ipod-universal-remote-control-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/483089","title":{"rendered":"NewKinetix R\u0113 iPhone &amp; iPod Universal Remote Control Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/DSC02361.JPG\"   class=\"thickbox no_icon\" rel=\"gallery-19248\" title=\"_DSC0236\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-19253\" title=\"_DSC0236\" src=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/DSC02361-262x300.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0236\" width=\"262\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Where can the iPhone take us next? Recently it has turned into a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/2010\/03\/swipe_reader_transforms_iphone.html\"  >terminal for credit card swiping<\/a><\/strong> and it looks like now it&#8217;s transforming into a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/2010\/03\/power-a-universal-remote-review.html\"  >universal remote control<\/a><\/strong>. The R\u0113 is the latest accessory from <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.newkinetix.com\/r-iphone-remote-control-details\/\"  >NewKinetix<\/a> <\/strong>for your iPhone and iPod touch that unleashes a brand new way to interact with your phone and your entertainment equipment around you.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/2009\/12\/re-remote-control-iphone.html\"  >We had reported about it<\/a><\/strong> way back in December and finally now it has been released. It is a full featured, activity based IR remote that comes with a built-in upgradable IR database. This means less time having to have this accessory learn from your other remotes. The R\u0113 iPhone &amp; iPod Universal Remote Control is so simple to use,\u00a0 you just might feel the need to throw away all your remotes and replace it with this one accessory.<span id=\"more-19248\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s in the Box: <\/strong><br \/>\n The packaging is simple yet effective. Its&#8217; a very clean design and when opened reveals the R\u0113 device as well as a green velcro carrying case and two simple instruction pamphlets. The design of the R\u0113 is not a case for the iPhone or iPod to slip into like the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/2010\/03\/power-a-universal-remote-review.html\"  >POWER A Universal Remote for iPhone<\/a> accessory that we reviewed recently, but an accessory that attaches to the 30-pin dock connector.\u00a0 The R\u0113 is a small attachment that doesn&#8217;t add much weight or bulk to your iPhone or iPod Touch either.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-291-19248\">\n<p>\t<!-- Thumbnails --><\/p>\n<div id=\"ngg-image-2931\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"  >\n<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/2010\/03\/re-iphone-remote-control-review-.html?pid=2931\" title=\" \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\" \" alt=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/re-remote\/thumbs\/thumbs__DSC0215.JPG\" width=\"145\" height=\"115\" \/><br 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"ngg-image-2944\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\"  >\n<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t<a  href=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/2010\/03\/re-iphone-remote-control-review-.html?pid=2944\" title=\" \"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\" \" alt=\" \" src=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/re-remote\/thumbs\/thumbs_photo9.jpg\" width=\"145\" height=\"115\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- Pagination --><\/p>\n<div class=\"ngg-clear\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Setup:<\/strong><br \/>\n Setting up the R\u0113 accessory took all of ten minutes in its entirety, if not less. Just attach the device to the bottom of your iPhone\/iPod touch and immediately you get a message indicating that you need to download the software so that the attachment will work. The R\u0113 software is available in the App store and as a free download. Once the application is downloaded, that is when the device starts to work. You click on the R\u0113 icon and then your iPhone or iPod touch turns into a remote. From there the application flips 180 degrees and you are forced to turn your iPhone\/iPod touch all the way around so the attachment faces the TV and the home button faces you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Software:<\/strong><br \/>\n The R\u0113 application is incredibly simple to use and the simple instructions included will help you find your way, or there is an &#8216;i&#8217;\u00a0 that you can press in the top left corner for you to find help. After a few taps and swipes you easily could list the different equipment that you would be using the R\u0113 with. The built-in IR codes made my life extremely easy and from my whole plethora of home entertainment equipment I didn&#8217;t need to have the R\u0113 learn anything. You can also add many rooms to R\u0113 Remote and then several remotes for each room. Basically you can control every remote controlled piece of audio or video equipment in every room in your home or office using the R\u0113.<\/p>\n<p>Once your cable box, Stereo, TV, DVD players etc\u2026 are setup on the remote, operating them is as simple as if you were using the real remote control for the devices. When you use the R\u0113 application as a remote control and press a button on your iPhone or iPod Touch, you feel a vibration almost like a haptic sensation, but not quite. There was no delay in response time between using the R\u0113 on your iPhone\/iPod Touch and the device being controlled.<br \/>\n Like with many highend remotes, you can also setup the R\u0113 with your favorite channels along with corresponding logos. To set these favorites up was a little more complicated as you have to assign an activity to the device being used in a room and then select your favorite channels from there. It takes a couple of more swipes to get this to work. I don&#8217;t get why that part of the process couldn&#8217;t be more simpler, but alas I guess the R\u0113\u00a0 couldn&#8217;t be perfect. What I did find amusing was that when I favorited SyFy, the R\u0113 still had the logo as SciFi &#8211; I think an app update is in order.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion:<\/strong><br \/>\n The R\u0113 truly does convert your iPhone and iPod Touch into a highend universal remote control seamlessly and painlessly. Installation of the software was a breeze, and there was no need to have it learn remote functions because the IR codes that I needed were already there in the app and easily accessible. I was able to turn on\/off and flip channels on my TV, and access my DVR&#8217;s features in a snap. However, the lack of control for the XBox 360 was bit of a disappointment. Notably, there are IR Codes for newer Blu-ray players built-in to the R\u0113 application.\u00a0 However if your devices are not listed amongst the preloaded IR codes, the R\u0113 does have the ability to learn from new devices. Compared to other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chipchick.com\/2010\/03\/power-a-universal-remote-review.html\"  ><strong>iPhone remote control devices we tested recently<\/strong>, <\/a>the R\u0113 came in heads and shoulders above the rest in terms of ease of use and functionality. In the case of the R\u0113, I actually could see more people in your household fighting to hog the remote more often now, just because it&#8217;s so easy and less complex than those fancier more larger universal remotes. The only downside I foresee is how many people will actually want to use their iPhone as a designated remote control? I suggest just getting a iPod Touch on eBay and using this accessory with it. It will actually be cheaper in the long run than an expensive color touchscreen remote or one of the many others out there that try to accomplish the same thing and are much more expensive. However, there are no bells and whistles here &#8211; this is just a device that does what it needs too and does it very well. Just be careful not to lose the accessory in your couch or you will be screwed&#8230; The <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0038Z45IW\/?tag=chipchick-20\"  >R\u0113 iPhone &amp; iPod Universal Remote Control retails for $69.95.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Good:<\/em><\/strong> Easy setup. R\u0113 accessory is lightweight and doesn&#8217;t add much weight on to the iPhone or iPod Touch.\u00a0 Lots of built-in IR codes with more on the way via updates. Software is intuitive, easy to use, responsive, and feels like you are using a real remote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Bad:<\/em><\/strong> Setting up favorite channels was a bit cumbersome. You will need the latest OS on your iPod Touch for the R\u0113 to work. Lacks support for the Xbox 360.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where can the iPhone take us next? Recently it has turned into a terminal for credit card swiping and it looks like now it&#8217;s transforming into a universal remote control. The R\u0113 is the latest accessory from NewKinetix for your iPhone and iPod touch that unleashes a brand new way to interact with your phone [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6443,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-483089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6443"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483089"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483089\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}