As I alluded to in my first mention of it, the fit and finish of the Remote Two is miles ahead of anything else I've seen. I suppose your concern is valid about the weight, but it's not something that I even considered when evaluating the device.
The device itself works differently from other remotes I've used. Harmony and URC devices do IR from the remote itself. The Remote Two is a wifi device and the IR hub is what sends the signals. The remote just connects to the hub or by IP directly for certain devices if supported. As such, it's the only remote I've seen that can actually control an Apple TV box successfully (the only issue was it doesn't have a trackpad so it's not as easy as with the proper Apple remote).
On the software side I suspect most things are fine, particularly if you're looking for something Harmony level in control options. It names things and organizes things a little differently, which is part of where I got hung up. If I were to sit down again and properly apply myself to figuring it out, I'm sure it would be alright. One thing that does apparently seem to still be an issue is devices with power toggles rather than discreet on/off commands. They don't have a provision for that yet. This is where I really appreciate the extra complexity of the URC remotes, as you have a very basic variable and logic system to do handle customized scenarios like that.
WRT fit & finish, Control4 has one that looks similar, but mere mortals can't buy their products because we aren't authorized sellers and they don't give out the software, nor do URC or RTi. Either way, it looks great!
With more equipment moving toward IP control, and I saw that the Unfolded can do RS-232, the communication with devices is generally much better, plus two-way communication is possible, so the state of the device can be seen on the remote, which is great. However, I would never try to operate only on WiFi if wired is an option.
The Apple track pad- was that for volume?
HArmony and URC do IR from the remote unless a hub is included and then, Harmony could do IR, IP or BT (which was great for AppleTV and some others), the URC were doing IP and IP, not sure if they do BT because I haven't kept up on their training. The Harmony Companion needs a hub because it doesn't do IR, by itself. It doesn't have a Help button, either- if I need to correct something, I use the app but that's rare.
Toggling commands have been a pebble in the shoe of installers/programmers for at least 25 years- manufcturers have generally gone to discretes (especially for power and inputs), but one of the main reasons they still exist is providers like Time-Warner/Spectrum, Comcast, ATT, etc- if you remember the gold-ish silver Scientific Atlanta cable box called Explorer 8300, they were shipped to the cable providers with discrete power commands and a jack on the back for IR control, but the providers disabled them. The cable boxes used to have a workaround for power On, but even that went away. Now, the Spectrum 101 and 201 boxes use IR or RF from their remote, but they don't give a rat's butt about aftermarket, so we still suffer.
The workaround I used for anything with a toggling command was to add a button on the screen in a convenient place/page.
Mind if I ask how much the Unfolded cost? I seem to remember $299, but I'm not sure if it was that one- I checked out several new ones around the time when Logitech stuck the fork in Harmony. I would like to see someone come out with a successful alternative to Crestron, C4 and a few others that are only sold through larger integration companies- the opening/ongoing order amounts are too much for a small company to bear.
