The problem is that you’re free to only use it for iPad stuffuntil now.
One great new feature of theupcoming iPadOS 17 updateis USB camera input.
I know what you’re already thinking.
Playing Call of Duty: Mobile online game on iPad.Onur Binay / Unsplash
Can you connect a Nintendo Switch and use the iPad’s beautiful screen to play Mario Kart?
Reader, you might.
Clearly, this is meant for doing video calls with better cameras than the built-in front-facing camera.
Red Nintendo Switch on a wood table.Alexandr Sadkov / Unsplash
The newZelda: Tears of the Kingdomlooks and sounds amazing through the iPad’s speakers.
Hopped up on nerd success, I decided to see if the sound would come out of my AirPods.
It did, but you cannot use the spatial audio function yet.
MacBook Pro beside an iPad connected to a camera.SingSing Wade Kim / Unsplash
Expanding iPad Usability
There are plenty of other uses for this new capability.
Or hook up an Xbox or PlayStation.
Or an original Super Nintendo, with the right adapters, anyway.
It’s not just about playing games anymore.
And this is just the beginning.
