Media Remote 2004 1.0.0 Release Candidate 1! New version!

[Guest Dumdidum]

Ruttensoft is proud to announce the Release Candidate 1 of Media Remote 2004

:arrow: What is it?

Media Remote 2004 is a Remote Control for Smartphones for controlling the Windows Media Player on your desktop PC! It does not use short-range Infrared but long-range Bluetooth. The only thing you need to have is a Smartphone with Smartphone 2003 and Bluetooth (SPV E200/Qtek 8080 etc) and a Bluetooth-Port at your desktop PC (bluilt-in or USB-Dongle)

It is working in the cradle too but then you are not that free!

:arrow: How is it working?

To connect, you have to connect your Smartphone with Activesync, then start the Server on desktop-PC and then start the Client on your Smartphone! It is then autoconnecting (new!)

At first use, you can insert up to 9 Playlists into the Server which you can later select on your Smartphone to start playing! (New: You can start from Server too)

:arrow: What possibilitys do I have?

Here is the list of features of Media Remote 2004:

Joystick up: Volume up

Joystick down: Volume down

Joystick press: Pause

Joystick left: last song

Joystick right: next song

Key 1: Shuffle on/off

Key 2: Mute on/off

Key 3: Repeat on/off

Key 4: Fullscreen on/off

Key 5: Shutdown desktop PC

New:

Key 6: Fast forward (only MP3/WMA, not video!)

Key 7: Show/hide Server

You can select one of the 9 Playlists:

and after that you can select every song in the playlist:

:arrow: Starting Applications direct from Media Remote 2004

:arrow: What skins are supported?

Actually there are 6 skins supported, have a look here: (we will add more skin in next release, you can post your favorite skin to our suggestion-list)

:arrow: Which features are new?

The following things are new in Release Candidate 1:

:arrow: No need to insert IP (autofind)

:arrow: Autostart with windows (Yes/No)

:arrow: Autostart when connected with ActiveSync (Yes/No)

:arrow: Server-Icon in Tray does change when connected (thus shows connection status )

:arrow: Saving settings of Volume, Shuffle and Repeat-settings

:arrow: skin menu (change color)

:arrow: Better connection detection:

--->Disconnect if Activesync-connection lost

--->Disconnect if Server closed

--->Client is trying 3 times to connect at startup

:arrow: Grapic at Start / End

:arrow: When you are disconnected with activesync and then reconnect (and media remote is running) then media remote automaticly reconnects

:arrow: No need to press "Connect", it is connecting automaticly

:arrow: Fast Forward support

:arrow: NEW INSTALLATION-Program!

:arrow: New Server-Skin

:arrow: You can start the Playlist also from Desktop PC - You can Click on Song of Playlist directly on Desktop PC if wanted

:arrow: You can disconnect activesync from withing Media Remote and you can move to Activesync-Menu for connecting

:arrow: A Donating-Screen will appear every third start! You can remove it by donating a small donation!

:arrow: You can start the following applications directly from Media Remote:

--->Inbox

--->Internet Explorer

--->Camera

--->Messenger

--->Profiles

--->Quicklist

--->Settings-menu

:arrow: a lot of minor bugfixes

:arrow: What's the price for Media Remote 2004?

Media Remote 2004 is free (for personal use only), but every third start a message will appear with a hint how to donate anything. You can remove this by donating a small donation using our paypal-account. You will then receive a tool which removes this Screen! NOTE: By donating you do not only remove this Screen but you are activly supporting us! So we can continue to develop new applications!

:arrow: Where can I download it?

You can download it at our homepage:

http://www.ruttensoft.com/smartphone/mediaremote.htm

:arrow: Need help?

Please note that this is a Release Candidate which can contain some bugs.

Please post any questions or remarks here at our forum:

http://forum.ruttensoft.com/index.php?c=4

:arrow: Have FUN

The Ruttensoft-Team

[Guest Pondrew]

Sounds great, was impressed with the previous version and having ordered a new bluetooth dongle yesterday (one hell of a coincidence!) will definately check this new version out...

EDIT: Oops. My PC is giving me an 'Error reading Setup.ini' message. Doesn't want to install. I'm running Windows XP Pro and trying to install onto an E200 :evil:

[Guest Dumdidum]

When exactly does it say this?

[Guest Pondrew]

When exactly does it say this?

It was having installed the software on my PC immediately after pressing the 'Install Media Remote 2004 Smartphone Client' button.

I've resolved it though. I think it was because I hadn't properly uninstalled the previous version from my E200. All is working fine now.

Follow-up: I'm impressed! it's all very well implemented and very professional. This is a real step forward from the previous release :D

[Guest Dumdidum]

Ah good! Thanks for testing it!

Good night

[Guest Maverick]

Great app !!

Only problem is that my PC gets an ip address only when its connected to the internet.

[Guest Uzay]

Great app, did get an error while installing to my e200 though, using the button at the end of my desktop install, using the smartphone_setup.exe so i used smartrun and voila.....

Bas

[Guest Palindrome]

Any WinAmp support in the pipeline?

[Guest Vector]

I second that, any Winamp support on the way? :D

[Guest Dumdidum]

Only problem is that my PC gets an ip address only when its connected to the internet.

Have you tested the new version? It sould autoconnect (does not need an IP, but we did not test it on non-broadband-PCs...

[Guest Dumdidum]

Great app, did get an error while installing to my e200 though, using the button at the end of my desktop install, using the smartphone_setup.exe so i used smartrun and voila.....

Thanks!

What error did you get? something with setup.ini?

Could you tell us, which system you are running? thanks a lot!

[Guest Dumdidum]

Any WinAmp support in the pipeline?

I second that, any Winamp support on the way?

Our pipeline is quite full :D

We cannot promise that there will ever be a Winamp-support!

But if requested, we will try to implent it, but it will have less features!

[Guest Vector]

I wouldn't want alot of features :D

just play, pause, stop, next and previous

And maybe even a function to change playlist ;)

[Guest Palindrome]

I wouldn't want alot of features  

just play, pause, stop, next and previous

I'd be happy with that if there was a volume control as well. :D

[Guest nedge2k]

Fastforward / rewind :D/

Nice one Sven

EDIT: No rewind :cry: Oh well better than nothing ;)

[Guest Belgarath Krall]

now i want me a bluetooth mpx200...:D

[Guest Brody]

:D The Ruttensoft site has been down all day and i'm getting the following error when i try and run the application on the phone:

"There is no application associated with "Media_Remote". Run the application first and then open this file inside the application."

[Guest Dumdidum]

Hi

Sorry, our Hoster got bankrupt! The site is actually available at:

http://l3s2577.zeus02.de/

and will be available this week at www.ruttensoft.com again!

You have to install the eVB-Runtimes, then it will work!

You can downlaod them :arrow: here

Enjoy

The Ruttensoft-Team

[Guest Brody]

No problems, thanks for speedy response! :D:D

[Guest FrankyG]

Does anyone know of an alternative location to download, I can't access the ruttensoft download site from here, compny firewall blah blah blah.. [-X

EDIT - never mind, found one; http://pocketland.de/product.php?prod_id=19400

Edited February 1, 2005 by FrankyG

[Guest mike-oh]

is there any software that will shut your pc down using bluetooth?

i'm using my MDA to connect to my pc via bluetooth to browse internet and msn around the house and in bed :lol:

It would be good just to click a button on my MDA and send my pc to sleep for the night.

Mike

[Guest holg]

search for smartcommander

EDIT OH i'm sorry - i haven't read, that you are using the MDA - post your question in the PocketPC section, they know better programs. because i have no PocketPC

Edited February 12, 2005 by holg