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Salling Clicker - great software that uses Java/Bluetooth
February 16, 2007
I've mentioned them before (way back) - but it's time to mention them again: Salling, the company behind the incredibly handy Salling Clicker, has continued to add features to their software. If you have a phone with Bluetooth, and you use either Windows or a Mac, I strongly recommend trying it out.
What it is? Well, a soft-remote doesn't quite do it justice, but that's the core idea: your phone becomes a remote control for a range of applications on your computer. Start things up, make them run, all from your phone.
The classic business example is this: open your laptop, open your phone, and you can remotely start PowerPoint, choose the presentation you want, put it in to presentation mode, and then flick forwards and backwards through the pitch. Read any notes on your phone as you proceed! And so on.
The fun social example (one of many) is to control iTunes from your phone. So as you wander around the party in your pad, you can see what music is about to be played, change volume settings, and alter / add music in the playlist.
It's beautifully written - and Salling have achieved a lovely elegance to their user interface. They've made a potentially complex process very simple - even (dare I say) enjoyable!
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