Rowmote Pro: Remote Control for Mac and Apple TV 1.9

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Rowmote Pro adds a wireless touchpad and keyboard - complete with landscape mode, two finger scrolling and right clicking, dragging, accented / extended character support, and more - to the clean and powerful remote control of Rowmote! Please read the full description and requirements below :)
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You love the remote control which came with your Mac - so simple yet elegant, with easy control of Front Row, iTunes, Quicktime, DVD Player, Keynote, and more.

Or, your Mac didn’t come with a remote control or doesn’t even have an infrared port. The Apple Remote or a 3rd party infrared receiver would cost a significant amount. Add ANOTHER hit to your wallet for a wireless keyboard and mouse!

You carry your iPhone or iPod Touch wherever you go... so why should you carry a second device just to control your computer? Furthermore, why should you need line-of-sight to do so?

Enter Rowmote Pro! Rowmote Pro is like your Mac or Apple TV’s remote control, but over the wireless network and even better! Trackpad and keyboard give you complete control over your computer, and you can control, launch, and quit apps, toggle the iTunes Visualizer, and more without ever having to squint at your screen. If youre considering Air Mouse Pro, you want Rowmote Pro, which is made for the Mac from the ground up.

FEATURES

- Control your Mac or Apple TV completely over a wireless network. No line of sight necessary.

- Works like the hardware Apple Remote Control in:
• Front Row
• Airfoil Video
• Apple TV (after software installation. Keyboard currently works in some 3rd party apps)
• Boxee
• DVD Player
• Hulu Desktop
• iPhoto
• iTunes
• Keynote ‘08 and ‘09
• Last.fm
• Microsoft Powerpoint ‘04 and ‘08
• Quicktime
• PandoraJam
• Plex
• Skim
• Spotify
• VLC
• xbmc
• eyeTV (Work in progress: Currently can change channels and adjust volume)

PRO CONTROL: A single tap switches to the keyboard & trackpad mode - or turn on ‘Landscape-only Mode’ and switch by rotating the device.
- A shake hides the keyboard for full screen mousing or shows it again.
- Portrait & landscape mode.
- Scroll with two fingers, right click, and drag (multitouch).
- Tap anywhere or use the virtual button.
- Type on your computer, including extended characters and modifier keys.
- Multiple monitor support; no screen size limitation
- Apple TV: Keyboard works in some third party applications, such as Boxee, but NOT in the primary Apple menu system.

- SWITCH: Apps Remote allows switching to controllable applications on the Mac, toggling iTunes visualizer, and more.

- Click-and-hold works just like on the physical remote in applications; e.g. holding the right button fast-forwards, while a single click is ‘next’.

- SLEEP & WAKE: Put your Mac to sleep by holding the Play button for 3 seconds. Sleeping machines connected via Ethernet are automatically woken as needed.

- Enables Front Row in Mac OS X 10.4.
- Optional dark interface
- Secure authentication
- iPhone 3.0 support

REQUIREMENTS

• Mac OS X 10.4.0 or later
• The free Rowmote Helper program, downloadable at rowmote.com, must be running on the Mac to be controlled. Apple TV requires additional installation; please see http://rowmote.com for instructions before purchasing.
• The iPhone or iPod Touch must be on the same wireless network (a computer-to-computer network works, as well). If a firewall is enabled, Rowmote Helper must be allowed access (port 5842).

Rowmote Pro is the only app you need to control your computer. Couple it with Apple’s free Remote app to turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into the ultimate controller for home stereo, mobile presentation, or casual video viewing.

Artwork of Rowmote Pro is by Rik Schennink.

Rowmote Pro 2.0 is in review. It brings MANY improvements, including fixing a lag issue a small number of users have reported.