- Quick specs
- Price: Purchase; iTunes account required $1.99 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: iPhone OS 2.x/3.x
- Date added: September 24, 2009
- Total Downloads: 20,092
- Downloads last week: 598
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 3 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on December 05, 2008
Air Mouse for iPhone and iPod Touch gives you several reasons you would want to turn your iPhone into a remote control over your keyboard and mouse: ease, convenience, and a broad range of control. The gesture mode of navigation takes advantage of the iPhone's accelerometer to move your mouse across the screen. The touch-pad mode keeps your arm stationary while you trace the mouse trajectory on the iPhone face with your finger.
Add to those a full virtual keyboard with extra buttons, such as Control and Alt, that are compatible with your PC or Mac, a second keyboard with the keyboard functions and programmable app-launching hot keys, and two control panels for navigating your browser and controlling your media players. Support for landscape mode and multitouch scrolling and selecting while in landscape mode ice the cake.
Air Mouse works impressively overall, though the tilt mode has a higher learning curve and is strange to use at first. Play around with the sensitivity settings until you find a comfortable match. You'll need to first download the Air Mouse Server for Mac or Windows, and we recommend consulting the Web site's help page for a guide on the interface, set-up, and troubleshooting.
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Publisher's description
From RPA Technology :** MAJOR SALE ** Don't miss this rare opportunity to get Mobile Air Mouse at a HUGE discount!
Mobile Air Mouse instantly transforms your iPhone or iPod touch into an in air, wireless remote for your computer! Sit back and use this remote to surf the web, browse your photo library or control your music player from the comfort of your couch. Mobile Air Mouse uses the built in accelerometer to translate your hand motions into mouse movements on your screen. It can also operate as a trackpad remote, allowing you to control your computer with a single finger. Mobile Air Mouse is an essential part of any home theater PC and a presenter's best friend. Mobile Air Mouse uses an innovative application notification system to let the iPhone know what program you are running at any time and show the appropriate keys for that program. This allows Mobile Air Mouse to provide a single screen remote for controlling ALL your media and web applications.
Features:
- Accelerometer based mouse controller
- Touchpad (full screen vertical and landscape modes)
- Ability to hide keyboard (shake to hide/show)
- Landscape keyboard (shake in landscape mode to show)
- Media Remote
- Web Remote
- Application notifications
- Remote keyboard with function and arrow keys
- Programmable hotkeys (can be set to run a program or keyboard combination)
- Scroll pad
- Left and Right mouse buttons
- Multitouch gestures (scroll & right click)
- Modifier Keys
- On screen typing
- Password protection
- Custom sensitivity settings
- Foreign language keyboards
- Supports Bonjour or static IP
- No screen size limitation. Works with multiple monitors.
- Works over Bluetooth PAN. (Requires carrier support for Internet tethering. Not currently available in the US, please read FAQ for more info)
- And much, much more. View our demo video to see all that Mobile Air Mouse can do for you
Requirements:
- Mac OS X Tiger/Leopard/Snow Leopard (Intel/PPC)
- Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 (32/64bit)
- WIFI router (works best on a local area network or Ad hoc network)
- Air Mouse Server Software
** BEFORE YOU RUN THE SOFTWARE ** you will need to download the server application from :
http://www.mobileairmouse.com
** IMPORTANT ** IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL, PLEASE EMAIL US: SUPPORT@MOBILEAIRMOUSE.COM AND WE WILL HELP YOU. We can not respond to reviews, so posting your questions there will not get you an answer. None of the reviewers saying that our app doesn't work ever contacted us for help.
Visit our site for demos and setup instructions.
Provides remote control capabilities for programs like iTunes, VLC, Front Row, Windows Media Center, WinAmp, Firefox, Safari, boxee, PowerPoint, Keynote, and much more!
CNET Editor's Note: To run the software, you will need to download the AirMouse Server for Windows, or Mac applications from publisher Web site. The "Download Now" link directs you to the iTunes App Store, where you must continue the download process. You must have iTunes installed in order to open the link, and you must have an active iTunes account to download the application.
What's new in this version:
- Reduces accidental clicks on mouse buttons, preference button, and scroll pad.
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Version: Air Mouse Pro (Remote / Trackpad) 1.5.5
Pros: easy to use
priceCons: there are no cons
Summary: i love this product it is easy to use it makes it even better with the touch screen i am using it to write my review
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Version: Air Mouse Pro (Remote / Trackpad) 1.5.5
"Love the keyboard on the mouse. Written on my airmouse."
Pros: To many to describe. Watch the demo. It Works!
Cons: on keyboard, double tap - space bar didn't put period at end of sentence see
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