HippoRemote Blog

The name is a bit of a mouthful, but YouTube Leanback is a fantastic way to browse YouTube from your couch. And now it’s super easy to control with HippoRemote Pro. Grab the profile here.

Hey Linux fans! HippoRemote Pro user Andrew Maxwell has created a profile for the Totem Movie Player.

You can grab it from his blog:

http://www.andrewcmaxwell.com/2010/06/hippo-remote-profile-totem-movie-player/

Thanks Andrew!

A user wrote in to tell us that the volume up button was no longer working in the Pandora profile. We’ve updated the profile to address this issue. Grab it here.

Unfortunately, it’s not a 100% fix. Seems like the folks at Pandora made some changes to their audio player that make it less responsive to the up arrow key (which increases audio volume). Even on a physical keyboard, tapping the up arrow key does nothing. I have to hold down the key for a while before the volume increases. The same is true for the profile.

If you’re a fan of old school side-scrolling platformers, you’ll love Rocket Knight. It’s a sequel to the Sega Genesis classic Rocket Knight Adventures, and combines the classic gameplay with a gorgeous graphics upgrade.

The keyboard controls are rather frustrating — the game was clearly designed to be played with a gamepad. And with this new profile, HippoRemote Pro fits the bill perfectly.

Rocket Knight for PC is currently available on Steam.

Grab the profile here.

In case you missed it, Clicker announced a TV-optimized version of their web site — Clicker.tv — at last week’s Google I/O conference.

With interface and keyboard controls implemented using HTML5, I can browse Clicker’s database of online videos Flash-free. No incessant CPU and GPU fan noise. Actually watching videos, however, inevitably kicks the fans into high gear.

Grab the profile here.

Thanks go to Krunoslav Labazan for creating a profile for GOM Player.

Grab it from our profile repository.

Hey Linux folks, thanks to Mark Crowther, we now have a MythTV profile. Grab it here.

UPDATE: Profile creation is no longer in beta! Grab all available profiles here.

From Zak Beck, a SlingPlayer profile for Sky+ and Sky HD receivers. This may not work “out-of-the-box” for other receivers, as we’re not sure if the shortcuts are the same. But since Zak’s done the heavy lifting, it should be much easier to tweak the profile for your specific setup. You can download the profile here.

Profile creation is not quite out of beta yet (it will for our 2.0 update!) so you’ll need to send us an email to get it going.

UPDATE: Profile creation is no longer in beta! Grab all available profiles here.

Thanks to JodyOne for a Spotify for Mac profile. I love the subtle glow highlights when a button is pressed. A beautiful touch. You can download it here.

As before, you’ll need to join our profile creation beta to be able to use this profile. Simply send us an email to join.

UPDATE: Profile creation is no longer in beta! Grab all available profiles here.

Two more user-submitted profiles.

First, Russell’s on fire, with his 3rd profile to date — Arcsoft’s TotalMedia Theatre — for you Blu-Ray fans. Download the profile here.

Also, Mike Rytting has created a profile for SageTV, another frequent request. Mike’s created a Google Code repository for his profile, so I’ll just direct you all there.

As before, you need to be a part of our beta program to be able to install these profiles. Send an email to our support address to join.

UPDATE: Profile creation is no longer in beta! Grab all available profiles here.

Russell Estcourt’s latest work. Download here. Remember, you need to be part of our open-to-all profile creator beta to install this profile.

UPDATE: Profile creation is no longer in beta! Grab all available profiles here.

A big thank you to Russell Estcourt, who’s created a profile for Media Player Classic (and MPC-HC).

As noted previously, to be able to download and install Russell’s MPC profile, you have to be part of our profile creation beta. To join, just send us an email.

UPDATE: Profile creation is no longer in beta! Grab all available profiles here.

“Do you have an EyeTV profile?”

We get asked this question a lot. And until recently, we didn’t have a good answer. But thanks to Chris Hulett, HippoRemote now has EyeTV support! Chris has already churned out a few revisions, each better than the last.

To be able to install Chris’ latest EyeTV profile, you have to be part of our profile creation beta. If you aren’t, don’t worry. It’s open to all HippoRemote users. Just send us an email and you’re in!

UPDATE: Profile creation is no longer in beta! Grab all available profiles here.

Ever since it crossed my radar a couple weeks ago, I have been addicted to Canabalt. Love the visuals, love the music, love the simplicity, love the gameplay. Love it all.

So as a thank you to all of you partaking in our profile creation beta, here’s a Canabalt profile! Now you can Canabalt away from the comfort of your couch. And though we generally recommend one-thumb HippoRemote operation, for this game, the boost in reflexes from using your index finger is pretty essential.

And be sure to support the Canabalt developers and buy the iPhone version (App Store Link). Just $3 for endless hours of fun.

P.S. If you’d like to join in on the profile creation beta, just send us an email.