Touchpad turns your iPhone into a remote trackpad

Just when you think you've seen the iPhone perform its last magic trick (making you eggs benedict, solving the inverse Galois problem, a brief appearance on Dancing With the Stars) something like this comes along to make your jaw drop just a little bit more. Touchpad for the iPhone is built on top of VNsea, but instead of allowing you to navigate your desktop on the device, it becomes what is essentially a wireless, remote trackpad, which gives you direct access to your system as if you were using a mouse or touch device for input. It sounds interesting in description, but looks amazing in execution -- check the video after the break to see what it does, then go get the app loaded up and try it yourself.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2008 3:09AM]

I am finally impressed with the iPhone

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2008 6:54PM]

So the iPhone is an amazing device. I thought the whole world knew that already.

[imikey Posted Feb 21st 2008 3:26AM]

Next logical step would be to utilize the iphone keyboard interface to act as an input to the remote PC. Who's with me on this one?

[compboss17 Posted Feb 21st 2008 3:40AM]

OMG....not only do I SECOND that, but I third AND fourth that...

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2008 4:38AM]

That is a hell of an idea

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2008 4:00AM]

Its hilarious to see people so excited over an obvious application of a touch-screen device which has been available on other platforms like WM for ages already. This has been done many times already, but I guess everything is new with the iPhone.

[Mark Larson Posted Feb 21st 2008 3:29PM]

Show me how I can do this on my Touch. I don't believe you.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2008 11:13AM]

How about this app from >> 2003

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2008 11:13AM]

How about this app from -- 2003 -- which not only does the touchpad thing, but also an onscreen keyboard, or use handwriting recognition, and does not require you to run VNC on your PC.
http://www.freewareppc.com/utilities/totalinput.shtml

Next we will hear about how you can extend your desktop onto an iPhone, and use it as a 2nd monitor, and the blog-O-sphere will go orgasmic while Apple catches up with being 10 years behind.
http://www.pocketgear.com/en_US/html/display_product.jsp?id=prod5641205

[kalleboo Posted Feb 21st 2008 6:31AM]

This was a neat idea.... back in 1999 when I did it on my Palm IIIx.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2008 8:21AM]

What is the call quality like on that Palm IIIx?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2008 1:14PM]

i dont think its so much as its a new app but that its just another innovative idea with the iphone. im assuming it will even able to support all the multi touch stuff that'll be coming out soon. ( a few steps above the macbook air )

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 21st 2008 11:09AM]

These comments are just oozing with sarcasm, you guys are so funny!

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 22nd 2008 12:54AM]

Me empingan esas personas que LEEN las noticias de iPhone... sin agradarles el gadget... yo creo que leen porque les gustaria tener uno... y opinan porque no lo tienen... Esta es una excelente funcion...para el que no quierec omprarse... o no tiene un touchpad... aparte se le suma una funcion mas..al tel... en poco tiempo no va a exisitir nada con lo que el iPhone no interactue

[slamEVIL Posted Feb 21st 2008 6:04PM]

i was able to do this with my t616 like 5 YEARS AGO! way to jump on board iphone. i second Surur.