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Splashtop Remote Desktop for the HP TouchPad

Remotely access Windows and OS X systems from the tablet for complete desktop control.
By James Kendrick, Contributor
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Splashtop Remote Desktop turns this mobile system into a full Windows system or Mac via remote access. Using the touchscreen of the TouchPad, it brings touch control to any Windows 7 PC or Mac.

See the full review by James Kendrick of ZDNet Mobile News

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This list is presented when Splashtop is started on the TouchPad. It checks the web for user systems ready to be accessed remotely.

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Splashtop uses these touch gestures to provide full touch control over the remote desktop. They include scrolling, drag/drop, and pinch/zoom.

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This is the full Lion desktop displayed on the HP TouchPad.

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The entire Mac desktop displayed on the TouchPad. It is possible to tap any window or icon displayed to jump around at will.

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The entire OS X Lion arsenal is at your disposal on the TouchPad, including Mission Control.

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The remote Splashtop session can be minimized on the TouchPad to jump into local apps. Tapping the session onscreen brings the user back to the remote session.

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Just as on OS X, the full Windows 7 desktop works in Splashtop as expected.

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The two-finger salute is used to zoom in and out of the remote desktop as needed.

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An icon on the lower right of the screen invokes the virtual keyboard when needed. Special control keys are added by Splashtop to provide additional control over the remote session.

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Your favorite tech blog displays just fine using Splashtop.

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There is something almost surreal about running IE under Windows 7 on the HP TouchPad.

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Splashtop remote sessions can be used to run maintenance from afar. Note that utilities that restart the remote system will kill the Splashtop session.

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It is possible to minimize a Splashtop remote session to do other things on the TouchPad. Returning to the Splashtop card brings you back to the remote desktop.

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