Apple TV Remote fix

Projects

Apple TV remote controls suck, I made it better.

Complete
Apple TV Remote fix

Background

I got tired of loosing the tiny Apple TV remotes. They were clearly designed to fit in the AppleTV box and not be used by actual humans.

Where's the TV remote? Lost in the couch again... appletv-grip-on-couch-7850

Parts

the final apple tv remote shell
the final apple tv remote shell

Assembly

Easy. You simply clip the shell around the remote. appletv-grip-on-couch-7845

Things I Learned

  1. I sold these, or rather offered them for sale through several marketplaces and my own MadeParts.com site (long gone now). Marketed them on twitter mostly by directly searching for and replying to people who were complaining about the AppleTV remotes. I thought this would work. No one bought any. I sold exactly zero of these in the two years I had them available for sale.
  2. Getting very specific solutions to small life problems in front of the right people is hard. Marketing is hard.

I thought they looked really nice and used them for years (while the Apple TV had this remote design)

appletv-grip-7872

All the colors All the colors

I quite liked the white I quite liked the white

Parts

  • apple_tv_remote_prototype

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