Splashtop 2 - remote access to the desktop from iOS-compatible devices

The developers of Splashtop announced an updated version of its eponymous product, which will get easy access to the desktop desktop computer running Windows or OS X with iOS-compatible portable devices. The proposed solution is aimed at casual users and supports playback of music and movies from your hard drive in streaming mode, you can view and edit documents, and to run applications and play games directly on your tablet. Until recently, this useful tool has only been available for Tablet PCs iPad, but now it will be able to assess the benefits of the owners of "iPhones" and portable media players iPod Touch.

Before you start working with Splashtop, the user must take some time to prepare, including download and install the mobile client on a desktop application Splashtop Streamer, available on its official website. Another mandatory step preparation process is to create a personal account. If all these requirements are met, enter your own username and password in the mobile client and the application will find all of the computers that are part of your home network, Wi-Fi, and will connect to any of them at the touch of a button.

Button «Edit», displayed next to the name of the computer will select the appropriate display resolution. Before you start, users are also encouraged to look into the Settings menu to configure some of the session options, such as automatic optimization of image on the screen and lock the keyboard and mouse during a remote access session. The last option, unlike many other similar tools, is not mandatory. You will be able to interact with the computer at the same time from a portable device and use a keyboard and mouse.

However, the controls, the proposed program Splashtop 2, so comfortable and functional, that you are unlikely to need arises for additional tools to enter. Developers explain that users do not have to "drag" the pointer to a specific icon or screen area. To interact with the desired area, just tap it with your finger. Pressing the left and right mouse buttons are replaced with simple and natural gestures. A text input can be handy on-screen keyboard.

Splashtop 2 provides virtually unlimited access to the contents of a hard drive of your PC. For example, you can open the web-browser and run your favorite games on JAVA and Flash, as well as view videos in the format of flash-video. Developers provide easy access to web-content and local files. Thanks Splashtop you can play media files, and view documents and edit them on your smartphone or tablet display. However, some applications and games (the list is small enough), are not supported when you try to start them on the display will show an error message.

Splashtop mobile client devices can run on iPhone 3GS, 4, 4S and 5, iPod touch (3rd, 4th, and 5th generation), and iPad on the plates with the installed firmware iOS 4.0 or later. The cost of the application is 4.99 dollars, but for a limited time period, you can get it for free.

The official website: Splashtop Inc.