iPad "Remote" App for iTunes

I have it on a little ITouch and sitting with my other remotes.
Works great.

JRiver has a similar app (Gizmo) for its Media Center system. Gizmo is not as flashy as Apple's Remote, but it works fine of Android phones and tablets. It can connect on my local network or remotely through the Internet. So, I can connect to my home library anywhere that has WiFi or 3G/4G connectivity.

I was at a friends house recently and used Gizmo from my Galaxy III to access my music library at home and then played it on a local Bluetooth speaker. Connected through his WIFi so we had good speed and used no data from my phone plan. Not bad for a couple of guys in our mid 60's.

With JRiver I can also connect a remote PC from anywhere I have Internet connection to my home server and use it just as if the library were local. I am in the process of setting up a system in Switzerland to play from my library in Boston. I have not tried it yet, but I am hoping it works fine.

Wait until you get good and knowing al, the ins and outs of remote for iPhone or iPad and then apple will Change it and take away all the things you liked about it. It was really important to me to be able to pull my phone out and rate music quickly if I heard something I liked. Now that have taken away the ability to do that with the new version of remote. Stupid.

Can anyone explain exactly how this is working and what affect it might have on the sound? Or is it truly just a "remote"?

I use J Remote on my iPad and iPhone to control J Rivers Media Center. Best investment I have made in a long time.