iPhone / iPod Touch Trackpad by Data643
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Many people like using trackpads instead of mice. Laptops come with trackpads, but what if you want to have a trackpad on your desktop computer?

Apple's Magic TrackPad is available, but many people do not want to spend $70 on it.

This instructable will show you how to turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a trackpad for your computer.
 
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Step 1: Requirements

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For this instructable, you will need:

A PC running Windows XP, Vista, or 7 or a Mac running OS X Snow Leopard. XP will be used in this tutorial, but setup is not that different on other operating systems.

An iPod Touch / iPhone

A WiFi network that your PC / Mac and iPhone / iPod Touch are connected to.
amulla-1 says: Sep 21, 2011. 3:39 AM
wat if i dnt hav wi fi ...wud it word via d data cable???? i hav wi fi tho ....:p
silencekilla says: Aug 21, 2010. 9:55 PM
does this work on laptops as well?
Data643 (author) says: Aug 22, 2010. 8:05 AM
Yup.
phant0m_sp00f3ra says: Aug 21, 2010. 5:31 PM
It's better just to download the logitech trackpad app which is no Lite version, and is free :)
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