Friday, April 13, 2012

How to run Windows 8 on your iPad with Splashtop


Win8The Windows 8 Consumer Preview is out and about and you can enjoy it on your regular computers. But there are a very few tablets out there which you can test the touch features of Windows 8 on. However there are iPads and lots of them and the folks at Splashtop have a solution to run Windows 8 on your iPad.

The solution comes in the form of an app - Win8 Metro Testbed. This app allows you to connect to your desktop computer running Windows 8 and stream the OS over to your iPad allowing you to experience Windows 8 on your Apple tablet. Check out the Win8 Metro Testbed app in action.


If you are a Windows 8 developer you will find this app quite useful to test your app’s touch features.

If you want to get your hands on Win8 Metro Testbed you can download the application directly from the Apple App Store or by using the link which follows:

Download Win8 Metro Testbed - powered by Splashtop - Splashtop Inc.
Price $24.99
Requirement iOS 3.2 or greater

[NOTE] The developers are offering Win8 Metro Testbed at 50% off for a limited time. So if you want to try it out, get it now while the offer lasts.

[NOTE] You will also need to download and install the Splashtop Streamer for your Windows 8 PC.

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Make sure your Windows PC and iPad are connected to the same network and you are ready to go.



If you have any further questions you can address them at here.
DJRipster Web Developer

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