Toshiba PCs to be remotely controlled by cell phones

Posted on Wednesday, January 19 2005 @ 18:52 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Toshiba has developed software allowing users to operate a PC using a cell phone over a cellular network.

In late March the company will make this tool available in cooperation with one of Japan's cellular networks.

The software, called Ubiquitous Viewer, is installed on the mobile phone and on a client computer running Windows and re-creates the desktop of a PC or notebook PC on the mobile phone's screen. That allows the user, for example, to use the PC via the mobile phone to complete tasks such as reading e-mails and editing documents, said Mitsunobu Aoyama, director of Toshiba's software engineering center.

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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