The Xbox One Media Remote

[Normchacho]

Zappykins said:

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.

Come on over and Visit!  My Xbox One will prove that wrong.

Or you could to Microsoft Labs in Seattle.   Either way, I'm sorry if this sound rude, but you do not know what you are talking about and shouldn't be spreading information that isn't true. 

I have a TV on a different wall, behind a case, and Kinect can still turn it on an off.  Think of it like a flash from a camera - it will light up an entire room for a second.  But it's infa red so you can't see it.  But if you had a pet pit viper it might get upset (they since infa red.)

But, cute as they are, I wouldn't want to have a pet rattle snake in my house!

 

 

You're right it was incorrect for me to say that it needs to be pointing at the reciever. But it will not work in the way Selnor described.

Edit: You mean "sense infared" I imagine.