Overview of Remote Control HTC RC E100

Interesting accessories for communicators in the sale is really small, and only the original - even more so. This situation persists for all producers, moreover, some companies, E-Ten, Gigabyte, and does almost no release of original accessories except motor mounts and chargers.

In the case of HTC situation until recently, was similar, although in fairness it should be noted, not just the fault of the manufacturer. Accessories company trite not sold until recently in some countries, including Russia. With Bluetooth-headsets, this situation still remains unchanged for several reasons (despite the fact that the model number of these HTC headset is in Russia, they are not sold officially), but here are some other things are already beginning to ship to Russia.

Remote Control HTC Remote Control E100 - one of those accessories. Simple, and probably quite useless for many users, it nevertheless deserves attention. For those who want to combine in one device HTC phone and music player, remote control may be a reasonable addition to the most communicator.

Design, construction

Leave slozhnoproiznosimoe name HTC Remote Control E100, hereinafter called accessory simply RC E100. Design stuff can be called successful, the console has turned, as so often happens to the devices from HTC, universal. This means that the RC E100 is appropriate to look like, along with functional and strict communicators like the HTC P3300, P3600, and a "fashion phone" models like the series devices Touch.

Accessory is available in two colors, the first - a combination of black and dark gray, the second - a combination of white and light gray. On sale now difficult to find a white and black models, but the company promises to fix the situation with the supply of accessories by the summer of 2008.

The main control buttons are located on the front panel, the two volume buttons, two for scrolling of tracks, as key early play / pause, and two buttons to answer or cancel the call.

Also on the front side is the microphone. All the buttons are small in size, but to press them comfortably, and double keys (volume change and rewind) are separated by a small risk.

At one end is the remote lock button all the buttons (hold), as well as button Mute, when you turn that on it lights up.

Upper end of the connector is a 3.5 mm adapter that allows you to use with the remote control any headphones. However, complete with accessories and headphones are the simplest type of "ear".

Mount

The control panel has a relatively small size and weight (49x18x9.5 mm, 22 grams without headphones), so that it can be easily secured to clothing, it will not be put off a shirt or T-shirt, not to mention the situation, if you mount it on the handle bag or pocket.

For mounting on the rear side panel provides a plastic clothespin with a tight course. Progress pegs is about 1 cm, so if you want to hook remote can even handle thick backpack.

Length of wire coming from the remote control to your device, is about 1 meter, so even if you carry the device in a bag, this length would be enough to console mounted, for example, on a shirt. However, here arises a problem: to speak, the board should be placed as close as possible to the head, otherwise the other person you just will not hear. It turns out that the optimum location - around the neck or slightly lower than, for example, on a collar or near the top buttons of his shirt.

And this raises a problem: what to do with the cable from the headphone jack that you connect to the console? Even complete headphones have a length of wire about 70 cm, not to mention third-party headphones that have a wire length of 60 to 100 cm, as a rule. One solution is simple: to strengthen the control panel below the head a lot, so it was useful for managing music.During the call, you can simply remove the remote and secure higher, but after a call to move again.

Remote control communicator

RC E100 can be used only in conjunction with the apparatus of HTC. ExtUSB connector just does not allow remote plug into a standard MiniUSB majority of smartphones. Moreover, even if you manage to do it, along with third-party device control panel, is likely to involve just not all of its features.

We tested the RC E100, together with the communicator HTC Touch Dual and HTC TyTN II.

C using the remote control to adjust the volume of running the music player or rewind tracks. Holding down the previous or next track can also include searching for a new frequency with the active FM-radio.

Key answer the call while holding activate last number and hang up when you hold the button launches the voice dialing.

Conclusions

Remote Control HTC RC E100 can already be found in the sale, the average cost of enhancement is about 1,500 rubles. On the one hand, the price seems relatively high for a simple control panel, on the other - taking into account the general level of prices for Windows Mobile-market it is quite reasonable for a simple accessory price. In addition, there is no direct replacement for the RC E100 to date does not exist, as among the products from manufacturers of accessories, as well as among noname-firms.

It is for these same reasons, an accessory can not be called successful or unsuccessful. If you use your HTC device as a music player and feel the need to manage the music without taking the device, it is worth paying attention to the RC E100. Accessory perfectly fulfills the basic functions for managing music, and, importantly, allows you to use your favorite headphones without losing as sound.