We've all seen the ads in the past with the guy or gal sitting on the beach, sipping a tall drink and casually pounding away on their laptop. Back then those ads seemed more like fantasy than reality. However, we now live in a world where you can work just about anywhere. Not sure whether that's a good thing or not, but it's cool that we have fewer limits than we've ever had before. With the economy being in the state that it is and has been, there are more and more people cutting back on travel and meeting virtually as often as possible. Adobe has several different solutions to help with that under the brand of Acrobat Connect. There's even a FREE version of the service called ConnectNow and you learn more about that at Acrobat.com. However, if you go with the Pro version you'll not only have more options in the service itself, but you'll be able to take advantage of this NEW FREE App Called Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Mobile.
Acrobat Connect Pro Mobile lets you participate in online meetings from just about anywhere
I've actually been beta testing this App for a while now and I'm thrilled that's now available to everyone. I can remember when we used to actually make jokes about how cool it would be to attend "that meeting" from some far away tropical place. Well now it's possible. No laptop required! Acrobat Connect Pro Mobile is a FREE companion to the Acrobat Connect Pro Service offered by Adobe Systems, Inc. I attend several Connect meetings a week and now it's cool that I don't always have to be in front of my computer to do so. The app brings all of the important features right to the palm of your hand including seeing the presenter's desktop via screen sharing, seeing their webcam and hearing their audio over VoIP. You can even see and participate in the text chat all at the same time. Now of course the experience is going to only be as good as your web connection and of course the size of your display, however as we get closer to the shipping of the iPad, I'm even more excited about the possibilities that this App will give us.
You can sign up for a trial account for Acrobat Connect Pro here. Even if you never have your own meeting room or meetings, it's still cool to be able to participate in meetings hosted by others for FREE with this App.
You can click the Full Screen icon in the upper right corner to maximize your display with the presenter's desktop. Here I'm showing editing in Photoshop CS4 Live over Connect to the iPhone.
Now there's no excuse to miss my next meeting or presentation 
Connect Pro Mobile
Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Mobile allows you to attend web meetings anywhere that you have a 3G or Wi-Fi connection. You can hear the audio see the webcam video, you see the presentation and participate in the chat.
- Adobe Systems, Inc.
- Get on App Store
- Free
All info was collected on 26th February, 2010 when the app was reviewed.
About Terry White
Terry is the co-author of The Best Selling "The iPhone Book" 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions. He has been active in the industry for over 25 years and is the founder and president of MacGroup-Detroit, Inc., Michigan's largest Macintosh Users Group, host of the Adobe Creative Suite Podcast and a technology writer - Terry White Tech Blog.
It doesn't seem to work with the Free version of ConnectNow (3 user) so can I assume that it only works with upgraded accounts Basic (5 user) and Plus (20 user) ?
Also, do you know if it will work with Connect Pro?
Thanks Terry, and thanks for giving of your time and expertise.
Actually it’s only for Connect Pro accounts.
Thanks Terry…Now I can attend my ALC Marketing Meetings from Starbucks =)