Fairly cheesy video but you get the idea. I just bought this app because I have become a beta tester for the mac as it is only advertised to work on XP and Vista. The app works by installing server software on your computer and transmitting the data over wifi. The application has 2 modes, you can use the iPod/iPhone accelerometer to move the mouse as shown in the video (which doesn’t work too well on the mac yet) or you can use the iPod screen like a laptop touch pad which I found far easier. There is also the added bonus of having a keyboard so you can wonder around your class and interact with your computer as if you were sat next to it.
I am starting to see real benefit of putting an iPod touch in the hands of every teacher. The hardware plus the software (excluding laptop) cost less than NZ$400. A good bluetooth keyboard and mouse can cost between $200 and $400 and you can do so much more with this device.
Things like this move me just that one step closer to the iPod touch purchase. I am so close to biting the bullet and stumping up the cash.
I have an iPod touch (has not been used much)- what software do I need to get?
This software has now been released for mac and pc get it at the app store http://rpatechnology.com/airmouse/. Seems to work best using the touch interface rather than the accelerometer but cool all the same.