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http://www.satechi.net/index.php/bluetoo...d-mac-mini

I wish they would make this remote with IR / RF

I can't use IR and feel bluetooth is better than RF, since you can use the same bluetooth receiver for multiple devices, including keyboards and mice. As for me, I think I've found the perfect remote for me:



With a quick bit of help from this blog post, I got it working great. I changed the buttons to do just what I want in keyboard.xml (all other buttons work as expected out of the box)

Code:

<keymap>
  <global>
    <keyboard>
      <backspace>Mute</backspace>
      <escape>Back</escape>
      <equals>ContextMenu</equals>
    </keyboard>
  </global>
  <FullscreenVideo>
    <keyboard>
      <backspace>runscript(script.xbmc.subtitles)</backspace>
      <escape>Stop</escape>
      <equals>NextSubtitle</equals>
    </keyboard>
  </FullscreenVideo>
</keymap>

and besides that, change the BigStep to 5 minutes instead of 10. It survives reboots... I've got all the buttons I use (just a few more than on a Apple Remote or those Satechis) and best of all, you can find them on ebay and the like for $20. I will get a few in stock if they do flake out.

I understand this might not work for everyone, but for me, I've finally found the perfect remote for me (and my wife is very happy too with it!)