Remote Access for Photoshop Using Air Keyboard for iPad and Andriod

Air Keyboard lets you use your mobile device as keyboard.

Okay. Almost everyday I check a website called AppsGoneFree to see, well, what apps have gone free! Today I stumbled across and app called Air Keyboard which allows you to use your iPad as a wireless keyboard for your Mac or PC. I thought Air Keyboard was something cool to try, but it is not something I would normally put on ArtTech Review until I went through the apps settings. In the app's settings I found that you can change the layout of your iPad to do a number of things. Air Keyboard lets you create a full-keyboard, compact keyboard, control your Windows' Media Player (I have a PC at home and I am assuming you can control iTunes on the Mac), just a touch pad and a layout for computer gaming all at your finger tips. This alone makes it a useful app, but it is what you can do with Photoshop that makes it a worth wild pickup for the digital artist.

Air Keyboard lets you access the Adobe Photoshop toolbar.

After going through the settings I realized that Air Keyboard allows you to access your Photoshop toolbar and a mouse from your mobile device allowing you to use Adobe Photoshop remotely. I tested the app on my own computer and I discovered that yes Air Keyboard allows me to Photoshop very easily! To get the app to work with your computer you must install Air Keyboard's software on your computer first. Once installed it should find your computer or laptop as long as you are connected to the same wireless network. If you can not find your computer you can manually enter your computer's IP Address. If you don't know how to find your IP Address click (here) and use the following website to find it.

Pros and Cons for Air Keyboard for the iPad.

Pros

1. The app is very inexpensive ($1.99 when I checked) and easy to use.
2. Air Keyboard lets you control Adobe Photoshop's toolbar!
3. The ability to design and customize Air Keyboard layouts.

Cons

1. Even the compact keyboard is difficult to type on due to its size. I can only image it will be even more difficult if you have an iPad Mini.

4 our of 5 stars