First Look: Teleport, new VNC client for the iPhone

Jugaari’s iPhone debut, Teleport (iTunes link), is a new VNC client for mobile remote control of a Mac or PC (not the super-awesome pseudo-KVM app). It’s a $24.99 investment, and I don’t know many society who are going to dish out twenty five clams for an iPhone utility, but I know plenty who are curious about it and frustrated about the App Store’s lack of any “try before you buy” mechanism. Here’s a “look before you buy,” either to help you construct a decision or just to satisfy a curiosity.

Teleport is naturally subject to all the things that are intrinsically annoying about any VNC connection, which are next compounded

by a (relatively) small screen and less-than-ideal network speeds; it’s not the ideal way to access a remote machine. The options allow you to set the speed of the refresh rate, but “fast” is slow, even on a local wireless network. Those annoyances are obstacles to be overcome, though, and I think that Teleport makes a valiant effort to supply a usable interface in light of these hurdles.

Check out the gallery for a mini-tour, and see the rest of that post for more impressions of Teleport.

Gallery: First Look: Teleport

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[Source] Brett Terpstra

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