Comments on: Air Mouse turns your iPhone, iPod touch into a wireless mouse

By: Aurino

Aurino — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:43:07 +0000

Why can’t they just make a mousepad application with the iPhone or iTouch plugged in the computer? You know, iTunes syncronize everything, isn’t possible to get that “in” that cable? End of 2009 and still nothing!

By: J.M.L.

J.M.L. — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:51:28 +0000

I have only been able to get this to work for all of 3-5 seconds, and then no server is found. I wish I could set the IP of the server system in the app.

By: Kyle M.

Kyle M. — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:03:30 +0000

Thomas, I am using Air Mouse to type this right now... on a Mac.

By: Thomas Condon

Thomas Condon — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:09:05 +0000

What pisses me off is the "convenient" lack of system requirements BEFORE I bought the app! I have a Mac and NOW find there is NO WAY it works with Macs and that the Mac-friendly app is "in the works"!!
How do I get a refund?!

By: bigmikebrooklyn

bigmikebrooklyn — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:16:09 +0000

this app would be great, if their site hosting the server file were not down because they reached their bandwidth limit. i just bought the app, and now i have no way to use it. Ballsacks. vinegary ballsacks. who's ignoring their blackberry/iphone on friday night telling them their commerce site is out of bandwidth...? are the developers really on that tight of a budget? also, about the blue tooth thing, might also be impractical if you're media center pc/mac is far removed fromyour viewing area. BT only has about a 30 foot range under ideal conditions.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:54:55 +0000

I just got this on my mac, and made a "computer to computer network."

its the same as Ad Hoc I guess... and can probably be done on windows.

This allowed it to be a standalone mouse/ wireless keyboard (kinda)/ trackpad, that did not need an internet connection!

All you do is make the network on your computer, then connect your ipod/ iphone to it using wifi!

By: kevin white

kevin white — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:16:58 +0000

Ray is correct; it would be awesome if you could use the bluetooth or USB connection, but apple does not allow it for official applications. Yes, that essentially sucks. :(

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:42:07 +0000

Chris, this would be a great option to this program, but Apple does not allow iPhone developer to write programs that access bluetooth, so currently WIFI is the only way iPhone programs can communicate with a computer.

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:25:20 +0000

Chris, I agree with you but the app isn't that old. I would hope that in future versions this could work with Bluetooth. Bear in mind that Apple has limited the Bluetooth profiles / capabilities on the iPhone and iPod Touch so that solution might not be an option.

By: Christopher Spera

Christopher Spera — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:09:32 +0000

This is just D U M B, DUMB! (not the app, the comm protocol it uses...) Not every laptop has WiFi, tho most do. Not every laptop has Bluetooth, but MANY do. The iPhone (2G or 3G) has BT. Apples MacBooks (regular & pro) have BT. This should work over BT and not bother with WiFi at all.

Am I alone on this?? I wonder why the author didn't go that route..? WiFi at my house is gishmiggled right now, and not working right. If this used BT instead of WiFi, I could use, and would buy, this app immediately.