Currently under development, Telekenisis is a prototype remote controller for your Mac, which allows file browsing, iTunes control and more via iPhone’s browser.

The server component, iPhone Remote, is installed on your Mac to provide the link.

There’s great potential here to gain access to some desktop features that might be a replacement for, or complement to SSH control once the project is more fully developed.

The project is open source. From the blurb:

Features:

• Screen capture with mouse click and basic typing support
• Simple iTunes Remote control
• Browse your files
• Run applescript remotely
• iSight image capture
• Easily create and add more apps
• Stream music and videos from your computer