Splashtop
Inc., the worldwide leader in cross-device computing, today announced the
release of “Win8
Metro Testbed – powered by Splashtop,” for Android, a remote desktop app
that allows software developers and technology enthusiasts to simulate a Windows
8 environment on a tablet.
Splashtop’s Win 8 Metro Testbed for the iPad has been popular with developers
and users alike. In the Apple App Store, Win8 Metro Testbed has been the #1
grossing iPad app overall in 4 countries, the #1 grossing iPad app in Utilities
in 72 countries, including the US, Japan and China and the #33 top-grossing iPad
app overall in the US.
Now by popular demand, Splashtop is delivering a developers solution for
Android tablets running Android 3.1 and up, with a target screen density of
600dpi (1280x800) and screen sizes of seven or ten inches. Using Splashtop's new
Win8 Metro Testbed solution, developers can test native Metro UI touch gestures
on an Android tablet to code and compile new apps on their Windows PC.
“In response to the high demand from Splashtop fans and the developer
community, we have provided a Windows 8 development platform for Android tablet
owners,” noted Mark Lee, Splashtop CEO and co-founder. “With Windows 8 Metro
both iPad and Android developers can now turn their tablets into a development
testbed to evaluate touch gestures and functionality of their app in a Windows 8
environment.”
With Splashtop’s Win8 Metro Testbed for Android, Windows 8 app developers can
use their existing Android tablets to test their apps and keep them current with
new releases of Windows 8 Preview without having to purchase a costly Windows
tablet.
Win8
Metro Testbed enables native Windows 8 Metro touch gestures, including the
ability to:
- Swipe from the right to view the Charms menu
- Swipe from the left to switch apps
- Swipe left/right in Internet Explorer to move between pages
- Swipe down to bring up additional menus
- Swipe down on an item to select it
- Pull down from the top to close an app
- Swipe slowly from the left to run two apps side-by-side
("snapping")
- Swipe from left-and-back to show running apps
- Pinch to navigate files, folders, apps and data with Semantic Zoom
- And more
Win8 Metro Testbed can be downloaded for a special launch promotion price of
$24.99 USD (regular price of $49.99 USD) from Google Play at
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.splashtop.remote.pad.win8
or for the iPad from the iTunes App Store at
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/win8-metro-testbed-powered/id514878988?ls=1&mt=8
View a short video of Win8 Metro Testbed on an Android tablet: