Take Control of Media on Your iPad

Other Remote Apps

If you'd like to go beyond Apple's Remote app, a few options exist. Here's a quick look:

• Control a Mac over Wi-Fi: Apple's Remote app works well with iTunes and an Apple TV, but if you're already sending commands from your iPad over the network, why stop with just iTunes and an Apple TV? Two universal apps, Rowmote ($0.99) and Rowmote Pro (Evan Schoenberg, $4.99), can send commands to other applications, too, including Hulu Desktop, Boxee, and Apple's Front Row software. The latter is included with Mac OS X and provides an interface similar to the Apple TV for playing audio and video.

• Control devices using IR: Most remote controls use infrared (IR) light to beam commands to televisions, stereos, DVD players, and all sorts of other ...