Re:Remote Conductor: Turn iPad Into a Mac Input Device
by phenylene on Sunday January 02, 2011 @01:03PM
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I'm one of the Remote Conductor devs, and this is the first product from our bootstrapped two person startup, m3me. If you have any questions, let me know!
Re:Remote Conductor: Turn iPad Into a Mac Input Device
by epochwolf on Sunday January 02, 2011 @01:03PM
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I just bought it because I was curious. It works well. I just wish it was possible to keep the application in switcher mode. Once you switch apps it drops back into trackpad mode.
Still, this will be pretty useful with my bluetooth keyboard. I now have a wifi trackpad.
Re:Remote Conductor: Turn iPad Into a Mac Input Device
by phenylene on Sunday January 02, 2011 @01:16PM
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There is a way to keep it in switcher mode: just tap the little lock icon in the bottom left corner. When the icon is locked, tapping on a window will keep switcher mode active (tapping on the background will bring you back to track mode).
Re:Remote Conductor: Turn iPad Into a Mac Input Device
by AndrewO on Sunday January 02, 2011 @03:40PM
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Just got it and I'm pretty impressed. Two things I'd like to see though:
1) the ability to bring up a keyboard (I had to lean forward to type something in. C'mon! :-)
2) the ability to pinch-zoom Switcher window previews. One of the frustrating things about Exposé for me is the unpredictable size & location of windows, especially when they look similar shrunk down. I'd like to peak closer at a window before I select it.
One note I had: I originally thought, "this'll be great because I'll be able to have an interactive animated trackpad!" but after using it, I feel like the use-cases for the Trackpad vs. the Switcher & Application chooser are slightly different. As a trackpad, I'm sitting closer to the computer and hardly looking at the iPad (but I do like the extra space), but I feel like the other two modes are better for sitting back and doing more casual surfing activities. Dunno if that's just me getting used to it though.
Re:Remote Conductor: Turn iPad Into a Mac Input Device
by cageyjames on Sunday January 02, 2011 @01:23PM
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When I first saw this I couldn't understand why it was needed. I mean who wants a $500 mouse?
After thinking about it though it starts to make sense to me. Of course no one in their right mind would buy an iPad to use Remote Conductor, but those of us with iPads can take advantage of the "Launch Mode". I'm sold.
Re:Remote Conductor: Turn iPad Into a Mac Input Device
by liuhenry on Sunday January 02, 2011 @03:07PM
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Reading the headline, I thought "if this can output the computer's display to the iPad, I might consider buying one".
Pen-on-screen graphics tablets don't come cheap. Wacom's entry-level Cintiq is priced at $999. Add a pressure-sensitive stylus and the iPad may very well have a viable market for this kind of application.
Friends who tried the initial releases said that it felt like a 'slow VNC connection', although I think they've improved responsiveness in later releases.
1/2/11 15:39:24 com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[152] ([0x0-0x253253].com.m3me.Conductor-Server[4603]) Exited abnormally: Broken pipe
Still, this will be pretty useful with my bluetooth keyboard. I now have a wifi trackpad.
1) the ability to bring up a keyboard (I had to lean forward to type something in. C'mon! :-)
2) the ability to pinch-zoom Switcher window previews. One of the frustrating things about Exposé for me is the unpredictable size & location of windows, especially when they look similar shrunk down. I'd like to peak closer at a window before I select it.
One note I had: I originally thought, "this'll be great because I'll be able to have an interactive animated trackpad!" but after using it, I feel like the use-cases for the Trackpad vs. the Switcher & Application chooser are slightly different. As a trackpad, I'm sitting closer to the computer and hardly looking at the iPad (but I do like the extra space), but I feel like the other two modes are better for sitting back and doing more casual surfing activities. Dunno if that's just me getting used to it though.
Anyway, good job and good luck!
After thinking about it though it starts to make sense to me. Of course no one in their right mind would buy an iPad to use Remote Conductor, but those of us with iPads can take advantage of the "Launch Mode". I'm sold.
Pen-on-screen graphics tablets don't come cheap. Wacom's entry-level Cintiq is priced at $999. Add a pressure-sensitive stylus and the iPad may very well have a viable market for this kind of application.
Friends who tried the initial releases said that it felt like a 'slow VNC connection', although I think they've improved responsiveness in later releases.
I can really see this working as a desktop control or app-launching device for some users.