Air Mouse App Review

Written by:  • Edited by: Rebecca Scudder
Published Aug 5, 2009
• Related Guides: iPhone/ipod Touch | iPhone | Touch Screen
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Air Mouse turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a virtual mouse that features all the controls of a regular keyboard in a compact and fun to use application.

Overview

Thousands of applications have been submitted to iTunes claiming to have that innovative feature that will change the whole view of how a phone or mp3 player is used. Air Mouse however, sticks to the basics and tries to improve on the use of the touch screen by making it a virtual "mouse". Although the application is not free, the company RPA Tech provides the software needed to use on the computer at no extra charge. Other applications have been made to also accomplish this task, so developers have to stay at the top of the game to beat their competition. Read more to see if this app is worth the space on your iPhone/iPod Touch.

Since the price of applications are known to fluctuate, the price might range from $2.99 to $5.99.

Setup
Rating Excellent

Setup is very simple with only two components. Downloading the application is simple enough and with a small footprint of 0.7mb, you won't notice a thing. In the description of the applications, it provides a link to a website that has the software for multiple systems. The download was quick and it immediately detected my connection with my iPod. In less than a couple minutes, I was able to have the application up and running. If you need any help setting up, they have support here.

Design
Rating Excellent

Air Mouse Pro utilizes the touch screen in both displays, landscape and portrait. In portrait, the application allows you to type using the built in full featured keyboard, while still offering ample space for the mouse pad and left and right click buttons. It also includes a scroll bar between the left and right click keys. On the other hand, landscape is used without a keyboard to make moving around and clicking easier on the longer screen. I feel that the screen sizes are reasonable for both modes and the keyboard does not get in the way when using portrait mode. Also, none of the buttons are hard to reach since most users are already accustomed to the small iPhone keyboard.

The Air Mouse software that the developers provided also is simple and to the point. The clean design has only four tabs with easy to understand directions that allow you to change how fast your mouse moves and other basic features such as hotkeys.

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