ASTROPAD ANDROID FOR MAC

On paper, at least, the product looks promising the Luna dongle plugs in and communicates with Mac or Windows operating systems, unlocking iPad support for gestures, Apple Pencil and the use of external keyboards. It’s been a long time coming, but that Windows product is finally here, along with version 5.0 of Luna Display. Image Credits: AstropadĪs part of the Kickstarter project, Astropad originally promised a May 2021 launch, but as things go in the world of product development, the company and its 6,000 Kickstarter backers were treated to a number of delays along the way. Here, it’s wirelessly throwing to an iPad operating as a secondary display. The red dongle on the left of the computer is the Luna Display. Once Apple beat it at its own game, the founders kept the lights on and announced a year ago that it pivoted to working on a Windows product instead, fueling its product development with a $400,000 Kickstarter project. To its credit, the company and its founders have been good at staying transparent with its offering throughout. Its rapid rise to stardom was torpedoed when Apple launched Sidecar back in 2019, effectively making Luna’s product moot, and sending the company into crisis mode. The company originally launched its product about five years ago, then added a wireless module back in 2018 to get rid of the pesky wires. We’ve been following the company and its product for its long and arduous route.

To say that the company has had a hard time with bringing its products to market would be the understatement of the century. Today, it’s available for Windows machines as well, completing Astropad’s pivot to a multiplatform product.

ASTROPAD ANDROID FOR MAC

It was originally launched for Mac only, but Apple launched a competing product, putting the company in jeopardy for a couple of years. The Luna Display from Astropad is a clever product enabling you to use your iPad as a second display.

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