Dec 13, 2010 11:48 GMT  ·  By

drahtwerk, a young development studio specialized in designing web and mobile applications, has announced the release of iScreen 1.0, “the highly anticipated application that turns any iOS device into a real wireless desktop touchscreen-monitor.” The app is immediately available for download via iTunes and costs $4.99.

“Need more screen estate? iScreen turns your iPad, iPhone or iPod into an additional wireless screen for your Mac. iScreen boosts your productivity by increasing the size of your computer's desktop,” the app’s description goes, over at the iTunes App Store.

The folks at drahtwerk explain that the development of iScreen originally started as a productivity tool that they would use in-house.

The developers soon decided to turn iScreen into a polished product, as its superior performance and reliability looked like it could rival similar applications.

“The key reasons for iScreen's great performance are the combination of both TCP and UDP networking protocols and a dynamic video compression algorithm that adjusts it's compression based on content,” drahtwerk claims.

The developer offers the following feature highlights for iScreen:

- Blazing Fast Network Protocol - Touch Input and Virtual Keyboard - Multiple Resolutions (iPad and retina display devices) - Retina Display Support - Adjustable Compression - All device orientations supported - Built-in manual - Compatible with Apple's Leopard and Snow Leopard

iScreen supports  US English, Dutch, Italian and German, and requires iOS 3.2 or later. The app is compatible with all iOS portables, but also requires a computer connected to the same network, and running the necessary drivers.

Those are available right here.

The iScreen OS X drivers require at least Intel OS X 10.5 (Leopard) or Intel10.6 (Snow Leopard), while MacBook Pros with dual graphics hardware need to have automatic graphics switching disabled before using iScreen.

Located in the iTunes App Store’s Utilities category, iScreen 1.0 is now available for $4.99 (USD) for a limited time only.

Download iScreen for iOS ($4.99)