In addition to the announcement of the CS 5.5 suites and new subscription purchase options at NAB, Adobe also introduced the Photoshop touch Software Development Kit which will allow third party developers to create mobile and tablet applications that will work and control Adobe Photoshop CS5.

As a sort of kickstarter to the process Adobe will also be release 3 iPad apps including Adobe Easle, Nav and Color Lava.

Photoshop Remote from Shawn Welch on Vimeo.

With Adobe Eazel, you can use your iPad and your fingertips to paint beautiful works of art. Paint across your entire iPad screen, and easily access the tools you need. Send your artwork directly to Photoshop CS5 from any location—all you need is a network connection between your iPad and computer. Or do all your painting in the app, and share via email.

Adobe Nav for Photoshop, which creates a network connection between your iPad and computer, where you can customize the Photoshop CS5 toolbar on iPad to easily access the tools you use most. Browse, reorder, view, and zoom in on up to 200 open Photoshop documents on iPad. Tap a document on iPad to make it the active document in Photoshop CS5. Disconnect from the network and use iPad to easily share files in person with others.

and Color Lava for iPad where you can use your fingertips to mix colors on your iPad and create custom swatches and five-swatch themes. Instantly access them in Photoshop CS5—all you need is a network connection between your iPad and computer. Or use the app wherever inspiration strikes, and then bring your colors into Photoshop CS5 when you’re connected. Share colors via email, too.