{"id":418314,"date":"2021-10-14T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T09:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=418314"},"modified":"2021-10-14T11:01:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-14T09:01:38","slug":"dongle-turns-your-ipad-into-an-extra-windows-pc-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/hardware\/418314-dongle-turns-your-ipad-into-an-extra-windows-pc-screen.html","title":{"rendered":"Dongle turns your iPad into an extra Windows PC screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astropad has updated the software on its Luna Display wireless dongles, allowing Windows users to attach an iPad screen as a wireless second display.<\/p>\n<p>The company&#8217;s USB-C dongles, developed by former Apple engineers, could previously only be plugged into a Mac or Mac Mini to stream content via Wi-Fi to an iPad or Mac screen.<\/p>\n<p>With the Luna Display 5.0 update, the paired iPad screen can be an additional monitor for your Windows PC.<\/p>\n<p>The Luna app on iPad also supports touch and gesture features while displaying the Windows interface.<\/p>\n<p>The solution is ideal for remote working setups where you need more screen space.<\/p>\n<p>Astropad has also launched a new dongle that comes with an HDMI connector instead of USB-C.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_418336\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418336\" class=\"wp-image-418336\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-1.png 1881w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-1-564x400.png 564w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-1-607x430.png 607w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-1-768x544.png 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-1-1536x1089.png 1536w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-1-1200x850.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-418336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luna USB-C dongle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_418340\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-418340\" class=\"wp-image-418340\" src=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-2.png 1760w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-2-543x400.png 543w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-2-584x430.png 584w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-2-768x566.png 768w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-2-1536x1131.png 1536w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Luna-Display-2-1200x884.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-418340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luna HDMI dongle<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Users will require a computer running Windows 10 64-bit build 1809 or later and an iPad running iOS 12.1 or later.<\/p>\n<p>Astropad recommends a Wi-Fi 802.11n or better network or a wired Ethernet connection while using the Luna.<\/p>\n<p>Current Luna Display users can get the update on the Luna desktop app.<\/p>\n<p>If the app doesn&#8217;t automatically update, the latest version can be downloaded from the Astropad website.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to USB-C and HDMI, the Luna Display dongle is also available with a Mini DisplayPort connector for Macs.<\/p>\n<p>The dongle is typically priced at $129.99 (R1,915) but is available for $104.00 (R1,532) until 15 October, with shipping included.<\/p>\n<p>These prices exclude VAT and duties. Astropad also does not ship directly to South Africa, so a parcel-forwarding service like Aramex Global Shopper or MyUS will be needed.<\/p>\n<p>The video below illustrates how the Luna Display dongle works.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"vimeo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/489027294?h=a9addecd26\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Now read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/smartphones\/418086-worlds-first-usb-c-iphone.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">World&#8217;s first USB-C iPhone<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astropad has updated the software on its Luna Display wireless dongles, allowing Windows users to attach an iPad as a wireless second display.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":418332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[73302,39,73300,2120,807],"class_list":["post-418314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hardware","tag-astropad","tag-ipad","tag-luna-display","tag-mac","tag-windows"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418314"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=418314"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":418354,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/418314\/revisions\/418354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/418332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=418314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=418314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=418314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}