Keyspan Digital Media Remote Control review

Minimal design issues
We encountered almost no problems with the remote. The range was a reasonable 35 feet. It caused our Mac to freeze once or twice but not in a manner we could reliably reconstruct. The short length of the USB cable that connects the receiver to your computer might be a bit troublesome if you have your computer below a desk, but it's not so short as to make it impossible to use in such a situation. The remote is powered by a couple of camera batteries that shouldn't need replacing any time soon, but a rechargeable unit would have been nice.

At $50, the Keyspan Digital Media Remote is a bit expensive if you don't plan to use it a lot. But for the digital media enthusiast--those folks who have their computer's DVD player hooked up to the TV and have more than 1,000 MP3s, for example--it's a handy little device that's sure to make life easier.