Incendo Technology is pleased to announce the release of Vectir 2.4.0 – the latest version of our PC remote control software. This version includes a number of updates, the most important of which focus on enhanced media player track search options. Vectir users who are remotely controlling Winamp, Windows Media Player or iTunes may now search their music libraries by Artist, Composer or Genre. It is important that version 2.4.0 of the Bluetooth client software or version 1.3.0 of the WiFi client software are installed for full compatibility of the new media player menu options. Existing Vectir users should also download and import the latest profiles from http://www.vectir.com/download/remote-profiles/.

Due to the popularity of Nokia touch screen phones, a dedicated “Nokia touch” profile group is now included in the Vectir setup package. A big “thank you” goes to Saurav Srivastava for providing a Windows Media Center touch screen remote profile and Dark13 for providing iTunes and Winamp touch screen remote profiles.

The latest release of the Vectir mobile software (Bluetooth v2.4.0 and WiFi 1.3.0) also includes full Blackberry trackpad compatibility. The Blackberry system profile has been updated for trackpad mouse remote control.

Summary of updates in Vectir 2.4.0:

• Artist/Composer/Genre menus added for Winamp, WMP and iTunes
• Playlist track preview menus for Winamp, WMP and iTunes
• Updates for multiple menu levels in remote profiles
• Nokia touch screen profile group included
• Remote profile designer arrow key positioning
• Remote profile designer window size remembered and restored
• Vectir window size remembered and restored
• Minor bug fixes

Incendo Technology is pleased to announce the following releases of our Vectir PC remote control software – PC version 2.3.0, Mobile Bluetooth version 2.3.0 and Mobile WiFi version 1.2.0. The latest releases include some exciting new features such as media player album art support, searchable album menus and a number of updates to existing features such as mouse remote control. Read the rest of this entry »

Even though there hasn’t been a major update since early April, Vectir developments are still progressing and some new features will be available soon. Here is a summary of the main updates that will be in the next release…

Media Player Artist and Album Search
New menus will be added for iTunes, WMP and Winamp remote control that let users search for tracks by artist and album. Currently it is only possible to search by track name or playlist name.

View Album Art on Phone
This feature will let users view album art for the playing track on iTunes and WMP remote profiles. This feature will have to wait until a later release for Winamp remote control.

Touchpad Mouse Control Mode
This feature will let users with touch screen mobile phones use their phones screen as a touchpad for controlling the mouse on the PC. It will work very similar to the touchpad on a laptop computer.

Improved Mouse Performance
The mouse controller and Vectir wireless protocol will be updated to give faster and more accurate mouse remote control response.

The current estimate is for the next release to be available in mid June.