http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/ Engadget Comments for http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
What do you do when you get a call and want to pause what you're watching to take the call?]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Nice question. You put a rubber case on it so you can do both. But serioulsy, why not just stick to universal remote controllers like logitech harmony. I'd hate to have to unlock the phone all the time just to pause the movie or going back to reopening the app everytime after I hang up the phone!]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
Use multitasking: Pull dongle out of iPhone. Put in iPod Touch or iPad. Launch App. Pause what you are watching. Answer Call on iPhone. *OR* Hope the App has been optimized for iOS 4, so you can use fast app switching.]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
Hey honey, do you know were I left the Thinkflood RedEye Mini dongle?]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
"why not just stick to universal remote controllers like logitech harmony"

That's my point. There's too much hoopla about condensing every freaking thing into one device. It seems more of a fad, rather than a good practical solution.]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
I'll stick with my remote, thanks. The one that has physical buttons i can feel around when I'm watching TV in the dark (yes, I think remotes with touch screens in general are stupid).]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:25AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
I missed your iPad suggestion... really? You think using an iPad as a remote is a good idea? Maybe if you're Hagrid. I like handling my remotes with one hand.]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Won't work with iPhone4 as the bumper gets in the way.]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
LMAO dongle]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:42AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 11:52AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/What if only one person in the family uses an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad? Or even if you are the only one living there but have a friend over who is watching the television while you do something else? Are you going to hand over your iDevice everytime someone else wants to use the "remote". I suppose you could spend $200+ on a dedicated iPod touch/iPad for this specific use, but then why not buy a dedicated universal remote?]]>Jul 20th 2010 12:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 12:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
My point is that I don't LOOK at my remote when I use it. I feel where the buttons are and press them, without taking my eyes off the TV.

Some remotes also have back lighting, in case you need to see the buttons.]]>Jul 20th 2010 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
3 finger swipe left/right- skip back/forward
4 finger tap- pause
2 finger swipe up/down- volume up/down
2 finger swipe left/right- channel down/up
2 finger swipe double tap- mute

Might work better on an iPad than an iPhone/iPod Touch though, but with the added screen real estate, it could be set up in regions, so that a 2 finger double tap in the top left quadrant would have a different command than the same in the bottom right quadrant, for example.

Still not as 'no-look' as a traditional remote, but an idea that might have some potential, IMO.
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Cool, stick with your old remote. For all us other users that do want to condense everything, this is great. Ive been waiting for this to come out for ipad. I already control my htpc via vnc so this will add to my ipads remote features. ]]>Jul 20th 2010 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
Cool, stick with your iPad/iPoid/iPhone remote. For all us other users that do not want to condense everything, this is lame. I have not been waiting for this to come out for iPad.]]>Jul 20th 2010 5:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
Great report... who cares about gadget, what kind of leather sofa is that?! I want one! :)]]>Jul 20th 2010 5:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
I appreciate the creativity; it does offer some semblance of no-look functionality. Some people might like that. But to me it would seem like you're trying to get me to adjust to the device, rather than the other way around.

Some of the higher-end Logitech Harmony remotes have touchscreen, but it seems the traditional ones are more prevalent. That makes me think most people haven't really embraced touchscreen remotes.

I just don't like touch screen in general when it comes to doing tasks that I can currently do without looking at the control. I feel the same way about controlling a touchscreen MP3 player while driving. I like my Zune 80 because it has the clicker that I can locate by feeling without having to look while driving. Of course, that's going away, so I guess that habit of mine is being trumped by the fad. To my relief, that doesn't seem to be the case for remote controls.]]>Jul 20th 2010 5:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
Some people might want to watch tv on a, wait whats this, a tv!]]>Jul 20th 2010 6:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
I actually thought that was a miniature iPhone on a black mans finger.]]>Jul 20th 2010 7:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/lol good one, didn't think of that.]]>Jul 20th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/considering most of the iphone users use cases (usually designed to fit the headphone plug and not this square design), it should have been considered when designing the this product]]>Jul 20th 2010 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 11:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 11:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/I'd rather have the 90' GSM cellphone antenna than iPhone 4! Thank you very much! BTW those antenna's still exist in todays dumbphone which were yesteryears smartphones! lol]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
my first instinct..]]>Jul 20th 2010 12:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 4:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
I'm sorry for being immature, Engadget.]]>Jul 20th 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Actually, that's pretty much it. People have been hacking up these IR transmitters for their music players for some time. Somehow they could record the signals from other remotes as an audio file (which sounds just like noise to you), and when the music files were played back, the proper IR waves were sent for the corresponding command.]]>Jul 20th 2010 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
Hopefully they'll have taken the fact that ipod touches have the headphone socket on the bottom into account then!]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
I wonder if the plastic could be shaved down a hair to fit the bumper.]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/They could make 2 versions, one for bumpers with an extended plug and one without.]]>Jul 20th 2010 11:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 1:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=RedEye+Mini+dongle]]>Jul 20th 2010 10:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/
and PocketPCs didn't require a dongle.

just as a form of pure hackery, I get it.

NOT when you have to buy addt'l hardware.]]>Jul 20th 2010 12:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 1:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 1:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/20/redeye-mini-dongle-now-on-sale-for-49-looking-good-in-early-re/Jul 20th 2010 10:53AM