DLO's HomeDock Music Remote mimics your iPod screen

Gone are the days where you sat impatiently in another room flipping through endless tracks just waiting to hear the lead-in from Forever Young, as even DLO is joining the LCD-equipped remote game with the HomeDock Music Remote. Similar to the KeySpan, EWOO, and Popalive iterations, this RF remote dons a sleek OLED display (shown after the jump) that mimics the menus and text on your iPod's screen so that you can flip through playlists, scroll through albums, and see what's currently playing all without having your eyes glued to your Apple. The device also comes with a docking stand that can connect to your home stereo or TV, and doubles as a charging station when plugged into an AC outlet. Still, you'd have to be mighty lazy or incredibly burdened with disposable income to make this one worth it, as DLO's charging a stiff $129.99 for the kit.

[Craig @ May 16th 2007 11:28PM]

The price is steep, but if they came down a bit, I might consider it. This seems similar to the Logitech Wireless DJ... I was excited about it ever since it was announced, but it didn't seem to live up to the hype (the music stuttered, plus I didn't like how it seemed to convert the music into an analog format and the transmit it wirelessly over Bluetooth 2.0). Why not just use Wi-Fi? And the Squeezebox is nice, but the remote has no display.

The disadvantage with this is that I'd be limited to the songs on my iPod, but at least the music should sound as good as the iPod. And I guess it is a lot cheaper than the DJ. If it's implemented well, I may buy.

I really just want a way to listen to my music on a stereo and be able to select/control the music with a remote equipped with a display. I'm surprised there aren't more options.

[RikF @ May 17th 2007 2:02AM]

Is that the Alphaville 'Forever Young' or the Tyketto one...

[BobbyW @ May 17th 2007 6:34AM]

Without WiFi forget it.

[coprock @ May 17th 2007 12:21PM]

At $129, this is quite a bit cheaper than Keyspan and other implementations. Not sure why Engadget is so down on a practicial product at a reasonable price when it gives so much coverage to an $800 cell phone.

I think this product solves the challenge for people who don't want to have their tv or projector on all the time when they listen to music.

The downside, I'm sure the docking station has worse audio output than the ipod itself.

[jeff @ May 22nd 2007 3:23AM]

What i really want is just a dock that will display the ipod screen on my tv when its connected while browsing and playing music, not just playing video or photos. The ipod should allow a constant video out with an optional setting, or only when its plugged into ac power. anyone have any suggestions?
I realize the apple tv does this, but i dont really want one... I used to have my media center pc in the living room, but lately i just extend it through my 360 so no more itunes directly on my bravia.

[fashionista @ May 17th 2007 9:40AM]

Onkyo (and others, though the Onkyo one seems to be the best regarded implementation) have optional docks for their AV receivers that do everything you want. Of course that doesn't help if you aren't in the market for a new receiver.

[Mike @ Jul 3rd 2007 9:16AM]

DLO actually makes a dock that does what you were describing, called the HomeDock Deluxe. No remote on the screen, but it does replicate full iPod navigation on the TV, and displays album art for your music as well. It's also half the price of the Apple TV...