If you’re like me, you carry both a laptop and a tablet with you when you travel. I’vet found that I can’t totally abandon my laptop yet and there are times when I really need a full set-up out in the field. Enter Duet, an iOS app that turns any iPad (other than the original iPad) into a second screen for either your Mac or Windows PC. It also works with an iPhone, but I’ve found that the lower resolution of the phone screen gets in the way of the productivity.
Unlike its competitors that rely on wi-fi for their connectivity, Duet uses a standard USB/Lightning cable. With a tether, you can even watch 1080p videos at 60 fps. Prior versions of the software allowed for only a single second screen but with the new 1.2 version of Duet, users can now take advantage of iOS’s split-screen capabilities (when tethered to a Mac) an allocate two-thirds of the display for Mac apps, while the other third can be used for your favorite split-screen iOS apps. The split screening only works on iPad Air 2 or iPad Pro.
Duet is available from the Apps Store for $9.99. It’s a bit pricey as apps go, but an inexpensive investment in a road warrior’s kit.
Unlike its competitors that rely on wi-fi for their connectivity, Duet uses a standard USB/Lightning cable. With a tether, you can even watch 1080p videos at 60 fps. Prior versions of the software allowed for only a single second screen but with the new 1.2 version of Duet, users can now take advantage of iOS’s split-screen capabilities (when tethered to a Mac) an allocate two-thirds of the display for Mac apps, while the other third can be used for your favorite split-screen iOS apps. The split screening only works on iPad Air 2 or iPad Pro.
Duet is available from the Apps Store for $9.99. It’s a bit pricey as apps go, but an inexpensive investment in a road warrior’s kit.
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