Gmote
User Rating3.90/5
Loading ...Turns your phone into a remote control for your computer, allowing you to start and control movies and music at a distance. (Requires server software download on computer)
Features:
New in version 2.0
- Stream music from your computer to G1!
- Windows XP, Vista, Mac and Linux support
- Control PowerPoint, PDF, image slide shows
- Navigate and launch websites from phone
- GmoteTouch improved
- Launch any file
Gmote for Android is Awesome! It has 3 main features: Media Remote Control (with Browsing features), Gmote Touch, and Web Browsing (Beta).
- Media Remote Control has even cooler sub-features like browsing files on your computer via your G1 and launch music, videos and photos on your computer; or stream compatible music, videos and photos to the phone wirelessly. Opening a PowerPoint, PDF, or image can be turnerd into a slide show by pressing Play!
- Gmote Touch allows you to control the computer’s mouse and keyboard. For example, you can open documents and type, browse the web, right-click, copy and paste, etc.
- Web Browsing launches a WAP-like browser on the phone (nothing impressive here) or full HTML browser of the G1. What is cool, you can type in an address and tapp the “open on computer” button to launch the default browser on your computer. You can navigate the website remotely as well.
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- Gmote Interface
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- Gmote Interface with Menu options
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- Gmote Browse Play on Phone Menu (Beta)
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- Gmote Playing Song from PC. The album cover spans the background of Gmote (if available)
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- Gmote Touch allows you to control your PC mouse and keyboard useing the touchscreen, keyboard and trackball
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- Gmote Music
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- Gmote Pictures streamed from PC to Device
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- Gmote Web (Beta)
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- Gmote Web on Device
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- Gmote Manually Enter IP Address
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- Gmote Settings. Set Mouse Sensitivity and Acceleration
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- Gmote Find Server Automatically or Manually Enter Settings
Usefulness:
This is a MUST-HAVE Android App for users with computer enabled home theaters or PCs running Windows Media Center Editions!
Ease of Use:
You simply download Gmote Android app and Gmote server software, create a password (for accessing on the phone), and play! After the initial setup, if you have Gmaote server to start up with your computer, all you have to do is launch Gmote Android app and play!
Here’s some Tips for Gmote:
- To skip to the next song in a playlist, hold down the right arrow button for 2 seconds.
- Try using Android’s “Back” arrow key to return to your media list instead of browsing to it again.
- To right click in GmoteTouch mode, press down on the screen for 2 seconds.
- Press the “Play” button while in PowerPoint, PDF or ImageViewer mode to launch a slide show. Press the close button (top right circle button) to close the slideshow.
Frequently Used:
Frequency of use is dependant on the type of user. If you’re using it as an alternative in your computer enabled home theather system… it comes in handy… plus has that cool factor with your friends! 
Interface:
The user interface is simple and intuitive.
AndroidTapp.com Rating
(4 out of 5)
Should you Download Gmote? Yes! Give it a try whether you have a Media Center computer or not!!
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You nailed it! Gmote is a must have. I use my G1 as my remote for my Mythbuntu media server and my Windows Mediacenter PCs. It is a totally great app! Thank you for the comprehensive review!
I love this app! i just found out about playing files from your comp on your phone. But i was trying to play a dvd on the phone and i guess it has to link through a website and it says the website has down or has been moved. How do i get that to work?
Either way it is freaking cool even if you don’t have much need.
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