Motorola DROID 2 Global, Manual

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APPENDIX: DRIOD App Guide
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App Name Price Notes QR Code
PPT Remote for
PowerPoint
, by
Johan Brodin
Free This lets you use your phone as a
Bluetooth remote for
PowerPoint
presentations. Test it beforehand
(obviously) because not all computer and
device combinations will be compatible.
Gmote 2.0 , by
Marc Stogaltis and
Mimi Sun
Free/$2.99 Gmote is a general Wi-Fi remote control
for your PC that can be used for music
files as well as
PowerPoint . It’s cross-
platform compatible, so you can use this
to control Mac media, as well. However, it
requires server software to be installed on
the computer you want to control, making
it a no-no for some work environments.
The $2.99 version is “donateware” for the
developers.
Web Conferencing
At this time, none of the DROID models covered in this book have a front-facing video
camera, so they can't be used for video conferencing. However, Web conferencing from
your phone is starting to emerge as a real possibility. WebEx and GoToMeeting don’t
have official apps at the time of publication, but that may change as their competitors
eliminate the need for a PC. As mentioned earlier,
MightyMeeting offers the ability to
host and attend live conferences without requiring a laptop client. Table A–6 shows
some handy apps for managing web conferences.
Table A–6. Web Conferencing Apps.
App Name Price Notes QR Code
MightyMeeting ,
by MightyMeeting
Free This app uses
www.mightymeeting.com
. If
you own a phone with TV-out capability,
you can present directly from your phone
to the screen. You can also use this for live
meetings with live chat feeds from users
on a variety of phone platforms or using
the Web. (Currently, mobile attendees
must have US phone numbers.)