Roku's Remote Control App, Comes to Windows Phones and Tablets

This is Not a Great Day for Developers of the Various 3rd-Party Roku Apps Available at the Windows Store. It's an Excellent Day, however, for those Who've been Waiting on a Free Remote Control App Direct from the Company itself. The Application is Compatible with Windows Phones as well Touchscreen Windows 8 and RT Tablets but, it's Not Designed for Mouse n' Keyboard Setups. Just like the iOS and Android Versions, it'll Scan your Network and (Hopefully) Find All your Players and Channels, at which Point it'll Act just like a Regular Remote, although it does Appear to be Missing the New Enhanced Search Function Found Elsewhere. One Other Thing you Might Find Lacking, is the Ability to Stream your Own Choice of Web Files (.mov, .mp3 etc.) to your Roku Box -- you'll still Need an Unofficial App for Wild Stuff like that.




Info Sources:

http://www.windowsphone.com/s?appId=9fdb2473-403d-434e-93ca-6c8c7225ef73

http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/roku/0d8ad6f8-6c08-4024-b9a9-7a1f2766dfcd

http://www.wpcentral.com/comment/1052877

http://www.winbeta.org/news/control-your-roku-player-over-your-home-network-official-roku-app-windows-81