"TouchPad" Application for iPAD & iPHONE: Use your device as a wireless trackpad for your desktop or laptop computer. The most useful app I've purchased so far!

Like many Americans, I spend a decent amount of time in front of my computer browsing the web, typing emails, and executing a variety of tasks for work.  After spending a great deal of time on my laptop & desktop, I've found that using my laptop's "trackpad" (that flat square area at the bottom of most keyboards) to navigate versus using a standard mouse.

"TouchPad" by Edovia, Inc is a multi-function application for the iPad & iPhone (meaning, it's compatible with both - so if your an owner of multiple devices, it should work on all of them) that transforms them into a trackpad, keyboard, and remote control for Apple Mac, Windows based, and Linux based computers.

Here's a few screen shots from my iPAD:

Track Pad

Keyboard

Command Pad

Remote Control For Media

In terms of using it with different operating systems:

• osX - No additional software required, operates through screen-sharing.
• Windows - Requires VNC server applications so it can talk over the wifi network.
• Linux - Works with most major distributions with remote desktop enabled.

AS FAR AS USABILITY, IT'S AWESOME!  My major concern about paying $4.99 for the application without a demo was that there would be a delay (lag time) while using it as a mouse curser because it functions through the wifi network.   Well, there is ZERO lag time - it feels perfectly integrated.

A rundown of the features:

• Primarily, functions as a trackpad (to replace your mouse)
• Includes a virtual keyboard which you can turn off & on.
• Includes a remote control for multi-media functions (such as controlling iTunes, or Front Row)
• In addition to the keyboard, it also includes a command pad with the following commands:
• Minimize
• Close
• Quit
• Copy
• Paste
• Cut
• Undo
• Redo
• Find
• Home
• End
• Select All
• Page Up
• Page Down
• Return

One useful feature is that, the track pad consumes the whole iPad screen with a menu bar along the top.  To access the keyboard, control pad, or remote pad, there are "off/on" buttons on the menu.  The selected options appear at the bottom of the screen, while the top of the screen still serves as a trackpad.

I love this application for sitting back in my computer chair, with my feet on my desk, and holding my iPad in my lap.

For $4.99 it definitely increased the functionality of my iPad & iPhone and is definitely one of my most favored applications.