"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:
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| Track Pad |
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| Keyboard |
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| Command Pad |
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| 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.
