∞ Air Display for Mac turns computer into monitor

Avatron Software on Tuesday announced the release of Air Display for Mac, which turns your Mac into a secondary wireless monitor for another Mac or a PC. The software is available through the Mac App Store and costs $19.99.

[ad#Google Adsense 300×250 in story]Avatron’s original Air Display was launched in May 2010. The software turns your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch into a wireless monitor for your computer. Avatron Software CEO David Howell says that it was the success of that product that led them to do a Mac port of the application. “As our users have grown accustomed to the productivity advantages of using a second monitor, we’ve been inundated with requests for a Mac port of Air Display.”

Air Display for Mac operates in either full-screen or windowed modes, and can connect over Ethernet in addition to Wi-Fi, which makes it operate much faster (an operation not possible with iOS devices, which lack Ethernet connectivity).

The software uses a “dynamic compression algorithm” for maximum responsiveness, according to the developer. Windows will automatically reposition when reconnecting and disconnecting a Mac being used with Air Display.

System requirements call for Mac OS X 10.6 or later.