Whoa. You install remotedroid on your android phone, run a jar on your HTPC, and presto! you have a touchpad and keyboard to control your computer at your fingertips. Too friggin cool. The default sensitivity is basically zero so you have to adjust it to your liking. While I probably won’t use this for my main user interface since I have a logitech dinovo edge, I still think it’s a rather innovative idea.
RemoteDroid demo from Joshua Sera on Vimeo.
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Okay…I’m totally not an iphone fanboy, i promise. BUT…I downloaded the iphone app a while ago and setup was a cinch. It works just like a mouse/keyboard set. Corey dled that app for his driod and the thing suuuuucccked. There is a huge delay. Initially i suggested he open a port on our router, which he forgot to do and that helped a bit, but there was still some issues.
Maybe it just doesn’t work as well on the driod. I think the only thing holding me back from an android phone is the marketplace. I feel as though its a bit behind.
^ I gotta wonder if that has more to do with the phone, or the latency of the network it is on. I use static IPs and open ports so nothing gets in my way… except my firewall sometimes
I’m gonna try this on Carolyn’s HTC Dream, if possible.
Okay – installed this, it worked instantly [since i do static IP+open ports, always have!]. Not with a Droid, but HTC Dream, phone that’s been out for years and is way cheaper. Works fine, no lag, pretty damn impressive. But the scrollwheel is upside down–gotta use trackball in an inverted fashion. Still pretty awesome.