This is kind of the best way to do software development using an iPad. You can SSH or VNC into the Pi and then use all the tools available to the system. I've thought more than once about gluing a Pi to the back of my iPad so I can just take one device on longer travels and not have to take the iPad and the Mac (reason for the bringing the iPad is that all big streaming services typically have an iPad app that allows downloads, but no macOS app. I like having downloads for no / bad wifi situations).
While I like the iPad's screen (pretty great for reading pdfs), I'd much prefer something like the Starlite [0] for a more versatile usage. The iPad has nice app, but they're too constrained both by the platform and Apple's policy.
This looks great but god I cringe anytime I seed micro-HDMI being used for anything but a case study of a pointless, terrible port. I’d rather not have any display-out at all vs a port that is probably going to fail right when I need it to, if I can remember the stupid adapter.
Should’ve just been another USB-C port. Let me break it out to what I need, since I’m gonna need a dongle anyways.
I bought one of those for this reason. I really like starlabs and want to support them, but the keyboard cover for that device is .. not great. If it had a keyboard similar to the apple ipad keyboard (the expensive one with backlighting - I forget their name for it), the starlite would be a much more compelling device. At this point mine just sits in a desk drawer and may find its way to eBay.
I don’t have much hope for these types of keyboards and for the price of a Magic Keyboard, i’d prefer a better keyboard (not a high bar there) and some kind of stand even though a bit more cumbersome.
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This is kind of the best way to do software development using an iPad. You can SSH or VNC into the Pi and then use all the tools available to the system. I've thought more than once about gluing a Pi to the back of my iPad so I can just take one device on longer travels and not have to take the iPad and the Mac (reason for the bringing the iPad is that all big streaming services typically have an iPad app that allows downloads, but no macOS app. I like having downloads for no / bad wifi situations).
While I like the iPad's screen (pretty great for reading pdfs), I'd much prefer something like the Starlite [0] for a more versatile usage. The iPad has nice app, but they're too constrained both by the platform and Apple's policy.
[0]: https://us.starlabs.systems/pages/starlite
This looks great but god I cringe anytime I seed micro-HDMI being used for anything but a case study of a pointless, terrible port. I’d rather not have any display-out at all vs a port that is probably going to fail right when I need it to, if I can remember the stupid adapter.
Should’ve just been another USB-C port. Let me break it out to what I need, since I’m gonna need a dongle anyways.
and then there is mini-hdmi as well
Equally loathsome and unreliable, without hardly any space savings! Utterly pointless.
It will. Micro-HDMI is insufferable shit that should be called out and rejected unless it's a life-saving last resort.
I bought one of those for this reason. I really like starlabs and want to support them, but the keyboard cover for that device is .. not great. If it had a keyboard similar to the apple ipad keyboard (the expensive one with backlighting - I forget their name for it), the starlite would be a much more compelling device. At this point mine just sits in a desk drawer and may find its way to eBay.
I don’t have much hope for these types of keyboards and for the price of a Magic Keyboard, i’d prefer a better keyboard (not a high bar there) and some kind of stand even though a bit more cumbersome.
but that doesn't run the official Netflix, Disney+, Apple+ etc apps, does it? Or via something like Waydroid?
It can run Windows 11. Presumably you could also dual-boot.
What kind of software development? Is the iPad just serving as a keyboard and monitor? I don't understand why this combo is useful, unless that's it.