Hoofien

Snatch: Trackpad and Remote

Application Description

Turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a wireless multi-touch TRACKPAD, KEYBOARD and fully customizable and programmable REMOTE CONTROL for your PC or Mac! It does EVERYTHING all the other remote control apps does - AND MORE! (and better! No kidding - we worked really really hard to create the ultimate remote control app, read on for more details)

Snatch is a remote control app and MUCH MORE. It will also turn your touch device into a fantastic desktop accessory and automation tool.

MAIN FEATURES
* Multi touch trackpad
* Full keyboard control
* Build your own remote control layouts
* Assign any shortcuts to custom remote control keys
* Save remote control layouts to the desktop to share with friends and family
* Download remotes for popular apps from our website
* All screens support landscape mode

*** NEW REMOTE CONTROL LAYOUTS ADDED!
Download super-cool remotes from our website for:

- Windows Media Center
- iTunes
- Front Row
- Plex
- PowerPoint
- EyeTV
- Safari
- Hulu Desktop app
- Spotify
- PhotoShop

and more!
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DETAILED FEATURES

* TRACKPAD with multi-touch features
* two-finger scrolling
* two-finger tap
* customizable number (0-3) and position (top/bottom) of mouse buttons
* screen zoom (Mac only)

* KEYBOARD - full keyboard control
* Text keyboard
* Separate kbd with all major control/navigation keys

* REMOTE CONTROL EDITOR
* Stores 8 screens of remote control keys in a custom layout that you design; Swipe left and right to switch screens.
* Easy drag-and-drop laying out of keys
* Each key can be programmed as a shortcut for ANY sequence of remote control actions (keyboard, mouse etc.)
* Add custom graphics for remote control keys by uploading images from your desktop
* Save remote layouts to your computer for later use or to share with others
* Download pre-made layouts from our website

* LAUNCH PAD for controlling running applications
* Browse list of running apps (Mac) or windows (PC)
* Switch active app/window
* Drag-and-drop app icons to Favorites Bar from where you can launch them later - works like Mac OS Dock

* SCROLL PAD for easy one-finger scrolling
* linear scrolling (iPhone style) or
* circular scrolling (like Classic iPod clickwheel)

* JUST WORKS
* Extremely easy to set up
* Can be used in an environment without WiFi by creating an ad hoc network
* Find server with Bonjour or manually enter IP address

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you are considering buying Snatch, you can test to make sure you can get a working iPhone-computer connection with SnatchTest, the free version of the app that has just a simple trackpad capability.

APP REQUIREMENTS:
* Any iPhone or iPod Touch device
* Any PC running Windows XP/Vista, or
* Any Mac running Leopard (Mac OS 10.5.*) or Tiger (Mac OS 10.4.*).
* Your computer and touch device must on the same WiFi network (if you don't have a wireless router you can easily set up an ad hoc network to make it work).
* You will need to download the Snatch Server application, a small free utility available from our website (click the application URL below - www.hoofien.com/Snatch.html) and run it on your computer.

SEE OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, REVIEWS, SCREENSHOTS, DISCUSSION FORUMS ETC. AND TO DOWNLOAD PRE-MADE REMOTE CONTROL LAYOUTS

Latest Update

* Compatibility fixes for iPhone OS 3.0 - the app is now 3.0-compliant. If you have Snatch 3.0, you will need to install the current version once you upgrade your iPhone/iPod Touch to iPhone OS 3.0, otherwise you may experience some odd behavior. * Increased number of customizable remote control screens from 4 to 8 * Bug fix in the Favorites Bar - the order of the favorite app icons is now preserved when relaunching the app * Bug fix in the key properties screen - entering new numerical values for the key position and dimensions now works better * If you have not yet upgraded the Snatch Server desktop app to the latest version (2.0 for Windows, 2.1 for Mac OS) following the release of Snatch 3.0 on May 13, do so now to get access to the new features.