


I have the latest version of the 27” iMac, so I am using the USB-C edition.
Luna astropad pro#
I have primarily been using my Luna Display to turn my 27” iMac into a dual monitor situation by using my 12.9” iPad Pro as the second monitor.
Luna astropad mac#
It literally turns your Mac into a touchable device.

Luna astropad full#
Full-featured compatibility: Luna acts as a complete extension to your Mac, with full support for external keyboards, Apple Pencil, and touch interactions.Runs on the proprietary LIQUID Technology-which guarantees crystal clear image quality, reliable performance, and wireless flexibility.Connects over WiFi but can also connect via USB if your work environment doesn’t support WiFi.

Luna Display is a hardware dongle (it comes in both USB-C and Mini DisplayPort configurations) that you plug into your Mac, and when used in conjunction with the Luna Display applications running on both your Mac and your iPad, turns your iPad’s screen into an extension of your Mac’s display. So getting back to Luna Display, what exactly does it do? In fact, Luna Display is referred to as “Astropad’s best friend” because it allows you to use Astropad as an extension within the Mac environment rather than just mirroring the iPad display to the Mac. So it’s no surprise that Liquid is also used to drive the functionality of Luna Display, which, instead of just mirroring your Mac’s display, extends the display so that your iPad is, in fact, a second monitor connected wirelessly to the Mac (a touch-enabled Apple Pencil enabled monitor at that). One of the key technologies developed by Astro HQ in order for Astropad to work is Liquid, a low-latency color-correction and retina display graphics engine that analyzes network conditions dozens of times per second to balance image quality and latency (a core technology needed when using the iPad as a real-time drawing surface/mirrored display for your Mac). That distinction goes to Astropad.Īstropad is a completely customizable graphics tool for your iPad built specifically for graphic artists who want the ability to customize everything about their digital drawing environment. Luna Display was not the first product from Astro HQ. The company behind Luna Display is called Astro HQ, which was founded by ex-Apple engineers Matt Ronge and Giovanni Donelli. But it can do more than that, as it can also turn your Mac into a touchable device, because touch gestures and the Apple Pencil both work with the Luna Display app on iOS.īut before I get into all the details about Luna Display, I think understanding the company behind Luna Display is paramount if you want to know what drives the product and its existence. Luna Display is a combination hardware/software solution that allows you to use your iPad as a second screen alongside your Mac. (Images from Luna ) What Is Luna Display? If you own an iPad you already have at your fingertips an impressive piece of display technology, so why not put that to work with your Mac as a second display? Luna Display allows you to use your iPad screen as an external monitor for your main computer.
