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Personally I find the problem with the apple remote to be the symmetric design (I would have though the puck mouse would have taught that lesson)

by olliej 6y ago

banana_giraffe 6y ago
I put some gaffer tape on the bottom of my Apple TV remote to make it obvious which end is up. I'm personally not a fan of the touchpad. In principle, it's a decent solution to the problem, but Apple's implementation is somehow not sensitive enough and too sensitive at the same time.
mensetmanusman 6y ago
This, it’s like the designers tested it only outdoors. Who would’ve thought it’s necessary to be able to grab the remote when it’s dark and know what orientation it is in.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 6y ago
  I bought some silicon sleeves that fix this issue (the bottom half of the remote face with no buttons is covered by silicon). It also resolve the issue that the remote is very slippery in your hands as well as the issue of being unable to tell which remote goes where if you have multiple Apple TV’s (you can get different color silicon for each TV).
  - mensetmanusman 6y ago
    This is a great suggestion, but it is also surprising that it is necessary.
- vetinari 6y ago
  That's why I love the Nvidia Shield remote. It is triangle shaped, and it has accelerometer that lights up the buttons once you grab and move it.
drewzero1 6y ago
I had to look up a picture because I didn't realize they'd updated the remote at some point. I apparently have a previous generation remote which has all the controls at one end and is pretty usable in the dark. It's sad (but not shocking) to see design usability regress like that.
- fossuser 6y ago
  New versions of the new design have a raised white circle around the menu button which makes it obvious which side is the top (if you couldn’t tell from feeling the trackpad). People on HN complain about this a lot, but I’ve used it for years and had parents use it without issue. I think it’s a made up problem.

Personally I find the problem with the apple remote to be the symmetric design (I would have though the puck mouse would have taught that lesson)

by olliej 6y ago

Personally I find the problem with the apple remote to be the symmetric design (I would have though the puck mouse would have taught that lesson)

banana_giraffe 6y ago

I put some gaffer tape on the bottom of my Apple TV remote to make it obvious which end is up. I'm personally not a fan of the touchpad. In principle, it's a decent solution to the problem, but Apple's implementation is somehow not sensitive enough and too sensitive at the same time.

mensetmanusman 6y ago

This, it’s like the designers tested it only outdoors. Who would’ve thought it’s necessary to be able to grab the remote when it’s dark and know what orientation it is in.

SOLAR_FIELDS 6y ago
I bought some silicon sleeves that fix this issue (the bottom half of the remote face with no buttons is covered by silicon). It also resolve the issue that the remote is very slippery in your hands as well as the issue of being unable to tell which remote goes where if you have multiple Apple TV’s (you can get different color silicon for each TV).
- mensetmanusman 6y ago
  This is a great suggestion, but it is also surprising that it is necessary.
vetinari 6y ago
That's why I love the Nvidia Shield remote. It is triangle shaped, and it has accelerometer that lights up the buttons once you grab and move it.

drewzero1 6y ago

I had to look up a picture because I didn't realize they'd updated the remote at some point. I apparently have a previous generation remote which has all the controls at one end and is pretty usable in the dark. It's sad (but not shocking) to see design usability regress like that.

fossuser 6y ago
New versions of the new design have a raised white circle around the menu button which makes it obvious which side is the top (if you couldn’t tell from feeling the trackpad). People on HN complain about this a lot, but I’ve used it for years and had parents use it without issue. I think it’s a made up problem.