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Here is the first demo I came across on Youtube, which seems to do a decent job of showing off the App.
Get it all here:
iPhone/iPod App: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/touch-mouse/id338237450?mt=8 [iTunes]
TouchMouse Server: http://www.logitech.com/touchmouse
It’s really laggy for me. Like, sometimes I’ll move my finger and nothing will happen, and then a few seconds later the on-screen cursor will move rapidly. Makes it difficult to control anything.
Try slowing down the tracking/speed in the settings.. that cleared up the choppiness I was seeing.
Would love to know how you figure it works on linux. Logitech sure doesnt support it on their website.
Has anyone got this to run as a service? It would be nice if this loaded during boot so you could use it to log in to the computer.