msaspence
2008-09-03, 11:34
There has been quite alot of talk about an iphone/ipod remote for xbmc and most of it seems rooted in the apple itunes remote
Dont get me wrong i think this is a great idea and from a practical point of view, it is better because it means you don't need to see the xbmc display (or even have it on)
But what i would also like to see is a remote that displays controls relevant for whatever is on the screen at the moment
this might be player controls, or an area to scroll long lists of content, or a keypad to enter text
with the back ground changing again depending on the current screen background including fan art or album covers
ultimately it could be skinned, with iphone skins downloaded from the xbmc computer and contained within the plex skin so your remote always reflect your screen (obviously with a default on the phone incase the current skin doesnt have an iphone remote skin)
Dont get me wrong i think this is a great idea and from a practical point of view, it is better because it means you don't need to see the xbmc display (or even have it on)
But what i would also like to see is a remote that displays controls relevant for whatever is on the screen at the moment
this might be player controls, or an area to scroll long lists of content, or a keypad to enter text
with the back ground changing again depending on the current screen background including fan art or album covers
ultimately it could be skinned, with iphone skins downloaded from the xbmc computer and contained within the plex skin so your remote always reflect your screen (obviously with a default on the phone incase the current skin doesnt have an iphone remote skin)