"Remote" sounds like a no-brainer. Software to do that sort of remote desktop control has been around for a long time, so it's only natural to put it on your portable device.
"CamCam" sounds like the ultimate spycam, but I love your idea of pointing it at the TV! That's hilarious! On Jan 26, 7:05 pm, Van Plexico <[email protected]> wrote: > I just discovered two really amazing apps this afternoon for my iPhone -- > Splashtop CamCam and Splashtop Remote. > > "Remote" lets you see your computer desktop and actually operate anything > on it. So you can open and actually interact with a Word document, > Powerpoint, etc-- or open iTunes and play music that's not actually on your > iPhone. You can play movies, too, but you're somewhat limited by the speed > of your connection, so there's a bit of skipping with them. I think this > one also works on the iPad, but I haven't tried it yet there. > > "CamCam" is possibly even better. You log into it from your phone and it > lets you activate your webcam remotely. So anything in front of your > webcam is transmitted directly to your phone--video and audio. My plan is > to position it in front of the television if there's some football game or > other event on TV that I won't be home to see. But it also would work well > for monitoring a house when no one's home, monitoring kids, etc. > > You have to install a free program on your computer to make this work. The > app tells you where to get it. > > Both apps are on sale today-- they're usually around ten bucks each but I > got each for around a dollar or two. > > --Van -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
