Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen?

From	Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>
Newsgroups	comp.mobile.android, comp.mobile.ipad
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Subject	Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen?
Organization	http://www.panic.com/unison/
Date	2014-05-20 13:50 -0700

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On 2014-05-20 18:20:27 +0000, John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> said:

> Trying to avoid confusion...
> 
> I'm sure that you can use a tablet for a virtual keyboard and/or a
> touchpad component of a desktop computer, but that's not what I'm
> asking about.
> 
> I'm wondering if all you have is a tablet and big monitor. Of
> course what you see on the tablet screen can be sent to the
> monitor with a cable or wireless.
> 
> This is my question...
> 
> Can you use the tablet as a virtual keyboard and/or a touchpad
> while displaying the contents of the tablet, the GUI output part
> like windows and dialogs that we interact with, on a big monitor?
> 
> The idea is to make use of the tablet touchscreen while using the
> big monitor as if it were connected to a PC.
> 
> Let me know if that question is not clear and I will try to
> explain further. Links or even just keywords would be appreciated.
> Preferably for Android, but curious to know if it's been done on
> an iPad.
> 
> Thanks.

If you are looking for a poor man's Wacom Cintique,  *Air Display* 
might be a place to start:
< https://www.avatron.com/apps/air-display/ >
< https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/air-display-2/id705578162?mt=8 >
They also have an Android version:
< https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.avatron.airdisplay >

Another option might be iDisplay:
< http://www.getidisplay.com >
< https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id363500805?mt=8 >

...and these guys have a few ideas:
< Antecea, Inc. >

-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

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Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 18:20 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 14:22 -0400
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 18:32 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 15:31 -0400
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:41 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 15:46 -0400
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 20:03 +0000
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 16:20 -0400
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 20:40 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-20 20:56 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:10 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 15:15 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:20 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 15:52 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:58 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 16:05 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 23:16 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 00:17 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 00:17 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 00:37 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Neil Ellwood <niel.elllwood2@btinternet.com> - 2014-05-21 03:32 -0500
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 10:57 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-21 09:00 +1200
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 14:53 -0700
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 15:00 -0700
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:18 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-05-21 13:31 +1200
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 02:35 +0000
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 19:52 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 02:54 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-20 18:56 +0000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:25 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Theo Markettos <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2014-05-20 20:23 +0100
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:34 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 15:37 -0400
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:45 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 15:46 -0400
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 19:57 +0000
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-05-20 16:20 -0400
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 14:24 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:23 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 15:59 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 23:18 +0000
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 16:29 -0700
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Poutnik <poutnik@privacy.invalid> - 2014-05-21 06:55 +0200
                Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 10:59 +0000
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 14:22 -0700
              Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? "Stanley Daniel de Liver" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2014-05-21 10:20 +0100
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 13:50 -0700
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-20 20:59 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-20 22:19 +0000
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 00:18 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 00:34 +0000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 14:30 -0700
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 01:06 +0000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 01:13 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 01:23 +0000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 18:32 -0700
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-05-21 01:35 +0000
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 19:05 -0700
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 02:16 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-20 19:43 -0700
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 02:52 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2014-05-21 20:01 +1000
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 11:17 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-05-21 06:49 -0700
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 15:30 +0000
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 20:32 +0000
          Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-05-21 17:38 -0700
            Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-22 01:43 +0000
      Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2014-05-21 07:32 -0700
        Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <jdoe@usenetlove.invalid> - 2014-05-21 15:38 +0000
  Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? Alan Meyer <ameyer2@yahoo.com> - 2014-06-19 19:29 -0400
    Re: Tablet as touchpad while showing tablet GUI on big screen? John Doe <always.look@message.header> - 2014-06-20 00:11 +0000

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