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llamame · 12-20-2006

I have a Motorola V551 and am curious if there are any programs that allow me to use it as a remote control for my Mac via Bluetooth. All I really want to do is use it to go back or forward in iTunes. Salling Clicker and similar applications I've found won't work, so I post in hopes that someone knows of a program that does work.

**baseballboy828** · 12-24-2006

Salling Clicker is the only one I know of. I do some research and let you know if I find anything.

**weldon** · 12-24-2006

BluePhoneElite is the other app I know of.

**baseballboy828** · 12-24-2006

BluePhoneElite allows you to see the caller ID of who's calling, and answer calls using the system's mic and speakers. It has nothing to do with controlling the system via bluetooth.

MarkFleser · 12-24-2006

That's pretty cool.

**weldon** · 12-24-2006

I guess the only control features are the proximity stuff where it will control the system when you enter range and leave range. I thought you could do more than that.

**baseballboy828** · 12-24-2006

Address book has that feature built in. Unfortunately, some phones, such as the RAZR, do not work with that feature in Address Book. However they do work in BluePhoneElite. Because of this, we know it is possible for address book to retrieve call info from the RAZR. I am really hoping for RAZR support in Address Book in leopard, or possibly a hack. Just a note: RAZR does work with iSync, just not the special Caller ID features on Address Book.

divigation · 12-24-2006

I use BluePhone Elite and it is a wonderful piece of software. It does not, however, have speakerphone capability as of yet. So you cannot talk through the internal mic/speaker or a headset connected to the computer. However it is great for caller ID (integrated with address book), pausing iTunes when you answer (love that feature), and allows all of your text messages to be handled on your computer. The speakerphone feature will be added in version 2, which is not announced yet, so still a ways off.

**baseballboy828** · 12-24-2006

If Address Book doesn't get full RAZR support in Leopard, I am buying BluePhoneElite v2 when it shows up.

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baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,249	Salling Clicker is the only one I know of. I do some research and let you know if I find anything. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

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baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,249	BluePhoneElite allows you to see the caller ID of who's calling, and answer calls using the system's mic and speakers. It has nothing to do with controlling the system via bluetooth. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

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baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,249	Address book has that feature built in. Unfortunately, some phones, such as the RAZR, do not work with that feature in Address Book. However they do work in BluePhoneElite. Because of this, we know it is possible for address book to retrieve call info from the RAZR. I am really hoping for RAZR support in Address Book in leopard, or possibly a hack. Just a note: RAZR does work with iSync, just not the special Caller ID features on Address Book. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

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baseballboy828 Assistant Store Manager Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,249	If Address Book doesn't get full RAZR support in Leopard, I am buying BluePhoneElite v2 when it shows up. __________________ iMac Intel Core Duo 17" 1.83Ghz, 2GB Crucial RAM ::Twitter : Ben Drucker Photography: Professional Photography Services :: Interested in a free trial Smugmug account?

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llamame Mac Specialist Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 429	I have a Motorola V551 and am curious if there are any programs that allow me to use it as a remote control for my Mac via Bluetooth. All I really want to do is use it to go back or forward in iTunes. Salling Clicker and similar applications I've found won't work, so I post in hopes that someone knows of a program that does work.

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weldon TAB Author Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 152	BluePhoneElite is the other app I know of.

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MarkFleser Mac Genius Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Delton, Michigan Posts: 875	That's pretty cool.

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weldon TAB Author Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 152	I guess the only control features are the proximity stuff where it will control the system when you enter range and leave range. I thought you could do more than that.

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divigation Concierge Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 771	I use BluePhone Elite and it is a wonderful piece of software. It does not, however, have speakerphone capability as of yet. So you cannot talk through the internal mic/speaker or a headset connected to the computer. However it is great for caller ID (integrated with address book), pausing iTunes when you answer (love that feature), and allows all of your text messages to be handled on your computer. The speakerphone feature will be added in version 2, which is not announced yet, so still a ways off.

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