Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #28514 in Cell Phone Accessories
- Color: Black
- Brand: Motorola
- Model: 89506N
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 3.54" h x
1.73" w x
7.87" l,
.6 pounds
Features
- Connect your Android powered devices to an HDTV, grab your Smart Controller and drive your phone's content on the big screen. Android device must support Bluetooth HSP or HFP. Zoom in on your photos with the touchpad features on select Motorola devices.
- Never Miss a Call. Search and select your favorite tunes from the comfort of your couch, then take a call with integrated Bluetooth voice technology ( must support Bluetooth HSP or HFP)
- Easy to Pair. Compatible with many Android powered devices that support Bluetooth HID.
- Motorola retail packaging includes: smart controller, USB charging cable, quick start guide.
Motorola Bluetooth Smart Controller for Android - Bluetooth Headset - Retail Packaging - Black
Product Description
The Motorola Smart Controller allows you to take a call remotely and control phone content. Connect your Android powered device to an HDTV, grab your Smart Controller and drive your phone's content on the big screen. Take calls from your couch with integrated Bluetooth voice technology. Easy to pair and compatible with many Android powered devices that support Bluetooth HID for remote control function. Android device must support Bluetooth HSP or HFP to take calls.
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
20 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
By ut158
** On opening the box **- ships charged well enough to use right out of the box- comes with charging cable, but no charger (USB-USB, no USB-AC)** On HTC Nexus One with Gingerbread 2.3.7 **- Identifies, Pairs, and Connects quickly- All default buttons work except Menu and Mute (does not mute phone's system volume, did not test call volume)- Pinch-zooming and rotate don't work- Multi-touch scrolling works- Works as a remote phone, but it takes some finesse to get it to do so (see note below)** On Samsung Galaxy Nexus with ICS 4.0.4 **- Identifies, Pairs, and Connects quickly- All default buttons work except Mute (does not mute phone's system volume, did not test call volume)- (Swiftkey) Keyboard input is missing when paired, and so is phone unlock number pad- Pinch-zooming and rotate don't work- Multi-touch scrolling works- Works as a remote phone, but it takes some finesse to get it to do so (see note below)** On Motorola Xoom Pro with ICS 4.0.3 **- Identifies and Pairs, but doesn't connect first time- Finally connected after removing pair and re-pairing- Pinch-zooming and rotate don't work- Other multi-touch functions work like swiping and scrolling- Mute and Phone buttons don't work, all others do- Keyboards are disabled while paired** On Windows 7 Ultimate x64 computer **- Identifies the device, but took a while to pair. When it does finally pair, it does so as Generic HID at first. After several more minutes, Windows 7 does detect it as Hands-free Telephony and Headset and it pairs to it as such... I just can't seem to figure out how to get it to use it that way once it's in the system devices list.- Works like a mouse. Tracks well, main button clicks and touches activate normal left-click- Right-click is performed with Search button, Start Menu is performed with Menu button, Back Button cancels clicks- Home key is the same as using the keyboard's Home key- Volume, Mute, and Phone keys don't seem to do anything- Speaker and Microphone are not functional out of the box as additional audio devices** On Macbook Air OS X Snow Leopard **- Detected as Headset device and a separate Mouse device- Pairing took several attempts, power cycling the RZ100 several times before it negotiated correctly for Mouse use- Headset pairing doesn't seem to work. Error: "This device does not have the necessary services." Would love to see this area enabled. Skype and similar solutions would be great with it.- Mouse works. Buttons have obvious functions. Search button doesn't seem to do anything useful.- Volume controls the Mac's volume- Pinch features don't work, but multi-touch scrolling does** General Experience **The buttons are nice enough, but an integrated app on the Android device would have been nice so that custom buttons like those relating to media functions could exist. The mouse cursor is small and slow on Android, which is a major inconvenience. The speed of the tracking can be changed, but the overall experience is enough of an annoyance to just not use the device with Android. It was weird having to depress the main button pad as a giant mouse button - I'm used to capacitive touch events. On a normal computer, if the mouse speed is accelerated, it's pretty tolerable and a neat novelty that gets attention.The vibrator in it is really strong. Stronger than my Nexus vibrator. You definitely notice it in the pocket, though the ringer is a bit quiet.If giving a presentation, this works pretty well as a presenter's mouse on a real computer. An actual ball on top like a trackball would make the use of the mouse a lot nicer, but then there's the tradeoff of the multi-touch.It can charge off the computer's USB power, so that's also a plus.Unfortunately, no Motorola phones or iPad/iPhone/Blackberry available to try, so this was a test of everything else.** Getting the phone functions to work with my Nexus phone **At first it appears that the headset feature is unavailable, but it IS available--it just takes a lot longer for the headset device to become visible. On the phone, I had to search for devices at least 6 times before the headset device of the RZ100 showed up. The key is to NOT pair the mouse first. If it does, there's a good chance it'll stop trying to pair. Pair the headset first, then search again for devices on the phone and then pair the mouse device.The Galaxy Nexus does not support a button-enabled voice command, but there may be an app that enables that. So pressing the phone button doesn't do anything.One advantage of using this as a phone with your phone is that you can charge your phone and talk using this device. This could be really handy if you are on a long conference call, for example. If your phone batter gets too low, turn this device on and charge the phone. When this device starts getting low, switch back to the phone and charge this device. Note that the headset feature does NOT work with music. Only phone calls. That's pretty reasonable though.** And the verdict is... **I gave this product 3 stars because it has a nice cool-factor and I can see its benefit as a remote mouse for a computer. I thought it was a little awkward for use with my Android devices and I'm not sure I would have ever found an every-day use for it. At this price point, that is certainly something to consider. Still, I think I WOULD HAVE liked this device overall, EXCEPT...I got one of these as a "free sample". The unit I was given seems to have been abused in transit or something because the touch pad area had scuffs/scratches right out of the box and after only a few hours of use, the unit quit functioning completely. Amazon has an excellent return policy and if I had purchased this, I know they would have sent a speedy replacement. However, because it was free and because they don't have any more inventory of free samples to send, then I guess that's all the sample I'll be getting. I did not take any stars off of this because I don't think it's fair to base an opinion of build quality off of a unit that appears to be a lemon out of the batch of (potentially) good units.
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
By ScOObydoo
Let me open with something handy to know; this controller will work on most recent Android devices that support the HID (keyboard/mouse) protocol.The basics are simple - this is a mouse, 4 button controller and Bluetooth handset all in one. The way you use this is equally simple - pair with your tablet or phone, connect your phone to your TV using its dock or Mini/Micro HDMI cable, then sit back on the sofa and use the Motorola Smart Controller as a remote. Use the mouse to pick a movie, and if a call happens to come in, you can pick it up on the handset. While this sounds absolutely brilliant, it means you get to pay $90 for the luxury of not having to get up and touch your screen or order a $20 headset.If you are into gadgets (and I am), you'll LOVE this thing. I used it last week in a hotel room with my Motorola Xoom - plugged the Xoom into the TV, and when a call came in (using Groove IP, a Google Voice client), I took the call on the controller. So, to me as a geek, this is definitely worth $90 - but to someone less geeky (and less lazy), it may be worthwhile to spend that money on something else...Build quality is good - the mouse responds nicely and the call quality is excellent. Motorola makes excellent headsets, so a good voice quality is to be expected. The Smart Controller charges over microUSB, and a charger is included. One other plus - it has a "real" on/off slider switch.Only downsides? It lacks a carrying case/pouch.One other upside? It works on your PC as well! I paired it with my Lenovo and could use it as a mouse and headset with Skype. The buttons did not work right, as they are assigned to Android keys.I tested it on my Xoom, Transformer Prime, Galaxy Nexus and Windows 7 machine. In all cases, it worked as it should. Some comments mentioned that the mute button didn't work on their Android device, but I'm pretty sure the mute button actually only controls the headset, and isn't transmitted as a mute command to your device.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By Therabbitssing
Let's see...right out of the box, it comes with a charging cable but no charger. I guess Motorola assumes you have a plethora of chargers for everything USB nowadays (which isn't far off the mark). It paired to my Droid RAZR really quickly after charging it. As for the device itself...it's kinda meh. The whole touch pad is kind of too sensitive. If you use it for calls, you hold it up to your ear like a phone, but I found it's pretty easy to accidentally hang up on the call too. The gestures for the touch pad seem to work okay (more on that later), and I noticed that it really attracts the attention of younger kids who want to try playing with the touch pad. Works well if you leave your phone attached to your TV through HDMI out. I have the cable and have done it a few times with my phone, but I don't normally leave it attached there, nor do I use my phone as a hub for most things. I suppose if I did, this would be of more use, though the sensitivity of the pad needs to be less. I noticed for some reason, using gestures when you first turn it on work well, but seem to misread more and more as you use it until you pair again. It's okay...needs some work before ready for prime time.
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