The Xbox One Media Remote

[Zappykins]

Normchacho said:

selnor1983 said:

Normchacho said:

pbroy said:
Releasing this remote actually cements the fact that Xbone will remain bundled with Kinect. Imagine the reaction people would get if they bought this and had no Kinect.

That's right because the Xbox One itself doesn't have a way to read the remote does it?

No. Its using the IR Blaster from Kinect. I believe you can change songs from another room with the media remote on Xbox Music. Unlike traditional remotes that have to point at the device.

No, with an IR blaster remote you need to be pointing it at the reciever in order to use it. It's RF remotes that will work out of the line of sight.

Kinects 2.0 IR Blaster is powerful, it doesn't need to be pointing at anything.  It's an IR Blaster.  It is quite powerful.

"Actually, an IR signal of sufficient strength will bounce off of walls just fine, and since the vast majority of homes do not have their entertainment gear stored away in a closet or otherwise inaccessible locations, this feature should be of use to a huge number of people, especially when using voice commands to change channels for instance."

http://www.technologytell.com/hometech/99243/kinect-2-ir-blaster/