Apple quietly unveils new hardware remote
AppleInsider — ... Published: 11:45 AM EST Amidst a number of new product launches Tuesday, Apple also released a new aluminum remote that can be used with any Mac or iPod Universal Dock. The new Apple Remote eschews the iPod shuffle-like buttons of the previous product. Instead, it has changed the circular controls, menu and play buttons to black. In addition, the play button has been moved from the center of the circle. It is now located just below it. On the back of the aluminum enclosure is a new, easier battery access for replacing the device's power supply. The $19 hardware has a ...

Apple Conjures Magic Mouse and New Apple Remote, Soups Up Base Stations
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us — ... Sleekly Remote -- Apple has also quietly released a revised Apple Remote, its infrared controller for controlling Mac media playback and other behavior. The new $19 remote is made of aluminum, though it still offers four directional buttons, a menu button, and a play/pause button. ...

Apple’s New Remote Is A Riddle, Wrapped In A Mystery, Inside An Enigma
TechCrunch — ... Here’s something else: Apple doesn’t even bother mentioning it on the main Remote page on its site, but this new remote does work with the Apple TV. Again, from a design perspective, this makes sense as the new remote looks much more like the Apple TV than the white one that currently comes with it. But again, the remote’s phantom button does nothing different from the Play/Pause button aside from the fact that holding down Play/Pause brings up movie chapters, while holding the phantom button does not seem to. Odd. ...