App Review: Logitech Touch Mouse for iPhone and iPod Touch

Readers, I have a confession: I am lazy. If I sit down to watch TV and lose the remote, I really hope there’s something good on because there is no way I’m getting up to push the button on the TV to turn the channel (how archaic, do I LOOK like I’m elderly?).

I recently got a laptop with HDMI output and a streaming Netflix account. The problem? Every time I want to pause, rewind, or change videos, I have to go over to my laptop and do everything from there.  But, no more!

Enter Logitech Touch Mouse app for iPhone and iPod Touch. This app uses your wireless network to turn your iPhone/iPod Touch into a wireless trackpad, complete with right, left, and center clicks, multi-touch functions, and a keyboard. Using my iPod and this app I am free to sit wherever I want and control my laptop, whether I’m across the room or just out of arm’s reach.

Basic trackpad with left, right, and center click. Keyboard icon on the bottom left, and settings and disconnect icons on the bottom right

Setting up Logitech Touch Mouse is super easy. First, download the app from the App Store (it’s free!). Next, on whatever computer(s) you wish to use the app with, go to logitech.com/touchmouse and download the Touch Mouse Server. Read the brief set-up information and install Touch Mouse Server, an icon should appear in your system tray.

Now open the app on your iPhone/iPod Touch. All of the computers with Touch Mouse Server running will be displayed.  Click the one you wish to control and push Connect.

This screen shows all the computers with Touch Mouse Server running. Clicking your computer will connect you to it.

From here, everything is pretty self explanatory. The click buttons are labeled “left”, “right”, and “center”.   Note: You may have to go into the settings to turn on the center button. The small icon on the bottom left will pop up a keyboard for inputting text.

Pushing the keyboard icon on the bottom left brings up a full keyboard.

There are a few items in the setting menu worth checking out such as tracking speed and scrolling speed.

You can access various option by clicking the settings icon (gears) on the bottom right.

Conclusion

This app is incredible, especially if you have a Home Theater PC (HTPC)  hooked to your TV. I have yet to find any problems or bugs in Logitech Touch Mouse, and the app is surprisingly responsive. With strong signal you will experience almost zero lag.

If you want to see more about installing and using Logitech Touch Mouse, check out the video below.

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8 responses to “App Review: Logitech Touch Mouse for iPhone and iPod Touch”

  1. Shcoloh Avatar
    Shcoloh

    its for 32 bit system's only???????

  2. Dustin Avatar
    Dustin

    Definitely a neat app!

    I did run into a slight problem though. The Touch Mouse Server was not properly let through my Windows 7 firewall and wouldn't allow me to connect. I resolved this by navigating to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Windows Firewall > Allowed Programs and scrolling down to the Logitech entry. Here I had to check the box for Private networks in-order to connect.

  3. Evan W. Avatar
    Evan W.

    Hey Shcoloh,

    Logitech's documentation says the software is available for both 32- and 64-bit operating systems (http://www.logitech.com/images/pdf/Touch_Mouse_…), but when I look at the downloads, I also only see the download for the 32-bit version.

    BUT, since I'm a good guesser (and fast with print screen), I managed to figure out a download link to the 64-bit version 😉

    Download Logitech Touch Mouse for 64-bit PC: http://logitech-sjca.navisite.net/web/ftp/pub/t…

  4. Shcoloh Avatar
    Shcoloh

    its for 32 bit system's only???????

  5. Dustin Avatar
    Dustin

    Definitely a neat app!

    I did run into a slight problem though. The Touch Mouse Server was not properly let through my Windows 7 firewall and wouldn't allow me to connect. I resolved this by navigating to Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Windows Firewall > Allowed Programs and scrolling down to the Logitech entry. Here I had to check the box for Private networks in-order to connect.

  6. Evan W. Avatar
    Evan W.

    Hey Shcoloh,

    Logitech's documentation says the software is available for both 32- and 64-bit operating systems (http://www.logitech.com/images/pdf/Touch_Mouse_…), but when I look at the downloads, I also only see the download for the 32-bit version.

    BUT, since I'm a good guesser (and fast with print screen), I managed to figure out a download link to the 64-bit version 😉

    Download Logitech Touch Mouse for 64-bit PC: http://logitech-sjca.navisite.net/web/ftp/pub/t…

  7. Avatar
    Anonymous

    I think it is not only for 32 bit system.

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