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When I first saw this I couldn't understand why it was needed. I mean who wants a $500 mouse?

After thinking about it though it starts to make sense to me. Of course no one in their right mind would buy an iPad to use Remote Conductor, but those of us with iPads can take advantage of the "Launch Mode". I'm sold.

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Reading the headline, I thought "if this can output the computer's display to the iPad, I might consider buying one".

Pen-on-screen graphics tablets don't come cheap. Wacom's entry-level Cintiq is priced at $999. Add a pressure-sensitive stylus and the iPad may very well have a viable market for this kind of application.

AirDisplay (http://avatron.com/apps/air-display/) lets you use the iPad as an extra touch-screen display over WiFi.

Friends who tried the initial releases said that it felt like a 'slow VNC connection', although I think they've improved responsiveness in later releases.

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