Tuesday, August 03, 2010

RemoteDroid Turns Your Android Phone into a Wireless Mouse and Keyboard [Downloads]

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5602571/remotedroid-turns-your-android-phone-into-a-wireless-mouse-and-keyboard

Android: If you're looking for a no-fuss way to turn your Android's touch screen into a touchpad for your computer, open-source RemoteDroid has cross-platform support for easy wireless mousing and typing on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines.

RemoteDroid comes in two parts, first you install the RemoteDroid client application on your Android phone and then you install the Java-based server application on the computer you wish to control. RemoteDroid uses your home's wireless network for communication between your phone and the remote computer. Watch the video above to see the setup and usage in action.

RemoteDroid Turns Your Android Phone into a Wireless Mouse and KeyboardRemoteDroid is open-source and works wherever Android does. Download it by searching for "RemoteDroid" on Android Marketplace from your phone or by scanning the QR code to the right. Have a favorite application for squeezing even more awesomeness out of your Android phone? Let's hear about it in the comments.