I’m surprised you didn’t even mention arguably the biggest feature of this remote (and possibly the main reason why it’s so expensive), which is it’s mouse feature. This remote works like an air mouse, i.e: you can control your mouse pointer by moving the remote in the air and clicking on things just like with a mouse. This can be extremely useful if you have interactive elements in your presentations like clickable links, videos (that you want to seek back and forth), need to demonstrate websites or applications without using a mouse/trackpad or being next to your computer or a table. Your typical $50 clicker can’t do that, the extra hardware needed to support the mouse functionality, like a motion sensor, 3D accelerometer and a gyroscope, is what makes this remote more expensive. I understand the air mouse feature may not be important to everyone, but IMO that is the biggest differentiator of this remote (and the price) therefore, should at least be mentioned.
I see a few problems with that device. The first problem is the USB A dongle. Several new computers no longer include USB A ports, and most cheap alternatives to the spotlight include double-sided (A and C) dongles. The second point is the software requirement. I make dozens of presentations a year, and it is sporadic to have the opportunity to use my own device to present. When I do, I usually will connect my iPad or iPhone and present from them (and the software is incompatible). I would buy this for time management alone, but once again it only works with your own computer, as you need the software installed. Pity.
I may be somewhat old-fashioned, but many of the resources seem to be unnecessary. For me the spotlight is often distracting as every other thing is darkened while using it (there are spectators that might be interested in other pieces of data), and if we are using zoom, maybe we should have planned better the slide presentation. So at the end, I rely more often on the good old laser pointer, as I can give some directions without interfering too much on the presentation.
Can someone tell me if 2 spotlight remotes can be connected to the same computer and working at the same time? I would think this would work through bluetooth. We have very large classes with multiple presenters and to have at least 2 remotes would be great.
How did you install the software --- I have a macbook air M2 and just got the logitech spotlight presenter remote and can't get the software to install -- very poor directions by logitech --- thanks
