Yes, it is. In regards to kismet, you can set up the pineapple to run kismet-drone and have Kismet server run on your laptop.
In terms of finding rogue access points, it's as good as your laptop would be. Technically anyway.
The pineapple can be controlled over a Web interface. Using things such as SSH tunnels, you can access the UI remotely. You can of course control it over SSH too - it behaves pretty much like a normal Linux box.
For anything else, send me a PM and I'll see that the right contact is made.
Best Regards,
Sebkinne