Although there were some previous rumors, the truth is that the presentation of the Apple Studio Display at the Peek performance event was quite a surprise. A most interesting screen that, thanks to a small detail inside, can evolve a lot and very easily In the near future.
A computer inside the screen
Go ahead, we know little about the Apple Studio Display right now. We have all the information that Apple has given officially, yes, but there is multitude of details that we will have to verify personally. One of the first is, for example, what happens if we connect an Apple TV through an adapter. In such a configuration, this is an excellent monitor for the living room, one that doesn’t need a pair of HomePods to output spatial audio, and gives us more than remarkable picture quality.
We can also think about the possibility of using AirPlay, either video or only audio. Thanks to the A13 chip, in theory, the Apple Studio Display could work as an AirPlay receiver to connect our iPhone or iPad. without the need to even have the Mac turned on. A good way to get more out of a really amazing sound system, which could become part of our HomePod network in the house.
And speaking of the iPhone and the iPad, we could also make assumptions about how, thanks to the power of Studio Display, we would not only have the possibility of mirroring the screen to a larger one, but also use full-screen apps in an easy way. Suppose that in the future some of the processing could be done on the same screen, or that we could even have a “desktop” system when connecting an iPhone to the screen is perhaps going too far, but it is not unreasonable either.
And this with what we know so far
we’re talking about that this is a screen/computer. We do not know what extras it has inside, but as little as it has 4GB of RAM and some other component, we could expect it to run nothing less than iPadOS. In this sense, we will have to wait for a disassembly of the monitor, as the first orders arrive, to clarify what this monitor is capable of.
Yes, initially we will be talking about the A13 Bionic being there to process the video signal from the camera, okay, but the truth is that with very little it can do much more. Apple could well have “hidden” certain components inside to activate them in future updates.
In the end, the question is this: We are facing hardware capable, as far as we know, of running iPadOS. From here the possibilities are endless.
A future software update may add functionality really easy. Yes, it is clear that Apple has not designed the Apple Studio Display as a stand-alone device, many of the features will need a Mac, no doubt, but the possibilities are there.