I think it looks nice. Very nice intact. The loss of rewind, fast forward, play and pause doesn't really matter IMO I presume you'll be able to just use the circular knob.

Although I keep the opinion that BT TV has the nicest looking and most functional remote control:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kEVZ6X2bDAUVdYBH6

I wish it would be all all white or all black. I think it'll look slicker that way. Other than that I like it

Not a fan. More buttons added but it's not clear they'd even be used for most things.

Where is the menu button? That's used in like every single app and speeds up a lot of clicks to access or straight up you can't access some things without it.

The bookmark button there is probably usable in youtube... Unclear netflix, hulu, prime video, prime music, etc main apps and especially obscure 3rd party apps would utilize it, so it just adds clutter for a low priority button imo.

The settings button unclear too. Seems more of an OS button than per the app, seems okay and remappable, but not priority.

Imo the whole point of a good remote is basically:

• Is to not look down (intuitive).
• And fast (priority ease of access).

Feels like this is a step backwards to me. More buttons is not always better. More buttons is more functionality but if you don't use said functionality or it's placed poorly then it's more confusion, clutter, less intuitive, less fast to use than less buttons sometimes. Tldr more negatives and strong negatives, positives are not super strong

Negatives:

• Home and back feel sidelined but those are core buttons.
• Bookmark and settings are placed oddly in high priority slots
• the tv button to the right of the home button is unclear what its even intended for, what interaction is expected with what apps?
• volume isnt horrible but now mixed with channel for small confusion and harder to reach spot
• still missing menu button is huge. Missing media controls is also a mistake it's like 90% use case is streaming/tv/movies/music. All media controls compatible. Even if a user is primarily gaming they will likely at some point use youtube netflix spotify etc. Some may say you have access to all these features with the navigation buttons, but this does not create consistent interactions through all apps. Some apps may take 3 clicks instead others may be one. With media buttons it's always the one. Also these buttons could be used globally maybe skip song while you're scrolling through Instagram or reddit or the news; which doesn't work the same way if shared with the navigation buttons

Neutral:

• Navigation buttons are the same.
• Voice is about same priority
• Apps are about the same

Positives:

• More app buttons (but could be =/- cause it could be for services you don't have or care for, even with remapping it's a little disorienting to map sling to plutotv or disney+ to espn)
• channels if you need channels. Bulkier if you don't need it, but on the smaller one it's okay, may confuse with volume as noted before but it's not bad to have anyways. Not super useful as only up down though (seems lower priority than media buttons though)

Hopefully the smaller one will work with the new Chromecast just fine. I wouldn't mind the extra buttons.

Looks amazing. If someone finds those specific models (or something similar from china) please leave a link below or message me :)

Thanks Latinriky.

I should get the samples pretty soon, I'll keep you posted with the pictures and impressions.

Its a step forward from the previous design but I still think that the Alexa Voice Remote is the current standard bearer for streaming device remotes.

consdering how many buttons they crammed on i don't exactly get why we are ditching the pause button when I would say we need it most, when I go to pause something its 10 different ways on 10 different platforms sometimes I double click to pull up the menu then pause however in other apps it pauses and unpauses

No air mouse. Fallen at the first hurdle.

I like all the extra buttons but they need to get the simple things right first.

FF and rewind buttons are kinda redundant nowadays as most apps just allow you to press right and left on the dpad to skip ahead or go back.