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February 12, 2007

Use Your Zune Wireless Remote to Control Your Xbox 360

Hope everyone had a great weekend. Me? Good. For those of you who went and got the Home A/V Pack or the Zune Wireless Remote and have an Xbox 360, here's a back door tip/trick. I actually learned this the other day from two of my buddies from the Zune team: Damon and Jeremy (what's up guys!). Check the video I made - thanks Jeremy for the camera work.

High-five If you can read this, can you drop a comment? I'm testing something. . . .

 
Video: Zune Wireless Remote Works with Xbox 360

One thing, you have to make sure you set your settings on the Xbox 360 to accept other remotes. Give it a try!

 |  Tuesday, February 13, 2007 4:28 AM  |  24 Comments

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segadc

Nice!

AO

Maybe a silly question then, but does the 360 Universal Media Remote work with the Zune then?  They seem to share some of the same functionality.  As well as my Harmony remote, MCE keyboard, MCE remote, etc etc haha Yeah I'm attempting all of that convergence stuff you hear so much about.  Surprisingly it all works.

pinksage

yayayayay!

Gamesix

That's phat.  Now please _please_ announce a car adapter that will allow me to control the zune through  my car's head unit.

PLEASE!  Tell me it's in the works.  Even if it isn't.  Lie to me.

segadc

I just want a wifi remote for my Zune (no dock needed).  

admin

Camron

Hey Cesar, I can see that white writing, just to let you know

segadc

Well after highlighting same here.

Noodle

I want the t-shirt! lol, nice video.

John in S.Florida

"white writing"..yes, it looks like we've found the Zune command center.

Gamesix

Good lookin' out mysterious Admin.  I did in fact see that, and it's definitely in the works...the only drawback being that I still have to handle the Zune in order to fool around w/it.  Actually, do you have anything to add to the Ford Sync system in the new Fords for this year?  I can't remember if you had posted something on that earlier...

For everyone else, just google "ford zune" and you'll get:

"Ford Sync™, powered by Microsoft Auto software, is Ford’s new fully integrated, voice-activated in-car communications and entertainment system for mobile phones and digital music players. "

Supposed to be out in new models starting this year.

Gamerscore Blog

Do you own a Zune Wireless Remote? Do you want to control your Xbox 360 with said remote? Our good...

club

Yes, we can read it! :P Try making the TXT transparent too!

RomeoDude

High-Five!!  I like the small remote..... it would be better than the media remote for controlling music or photos, but I don't think it would be too practical to use with more advanced stuff like Media Center.

Robert McLaws: Windows Vista Edition

Today's "Daily" is the "Oh No You Didn't!" edition. It was a strange day in Microsoft-land. REALLY strange.

Gizmodo

Video: Zune Wireless Remote Works with Xbox 360 Nothing spectacular, but Cesar from Zune Insider found out that the little remote that comes with the Zune AV pack works on the Xbox 360 if you enable inputs from other remotes....

Redmond Gadgets Blog

Over at ZuneInsider.com they have a video on how to use the Zune remote from the AV kit to control an Xbox 360. ...

Gizmodo

Video: Zune Remote controls an Xbox 360 Nothing spectacular, but Cesar from Zune Insider found out that the little remote that comes with the Zune AV pack works on the Xbox 360 if you enable inputs from other remotes. Don't...

rippers

wooooo another remote to lose down the side of the sofa.

admin

rip - actually the remote is magnetic, so really easy to find.

nathan

Nice apple keyboard.

admin

segadc

Now something like this for the Zune...

http://www.cliczune.com/2007/02/dream_of_a_zune.html#more

areen

High-five If you can read this, can you drop a comment? I'm testing something.

yay *patts him self on the shoulders

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I'm Cesar Menendez. I left the Xbox marketing world for Microsoft's new foray into music - Zune. Community, cool videos, music, discovering new music - these are things I love. In the past I wrote music reviews for RealNetworks, and before that I volunteered at KCMU (now KEXP). Get in touch w/ me using this email: AskZune (then type the at symbol) microsoft.com (please no solicitors)
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