If you want to connect your iPhone or iPad to an external screen via HDMI, Apple offerssonown Lightning to HDMI adapter at 59 euros. But did you know that this little accessory actually hides a real miniature computerCapable of running games?
Remember, in October 2019, an employee of McDonald's had managed toInstall the Doom game on the screen of a cash registerof the famous fast food chain. A feat made possible thanks to theunsuspected powerof these payment terminals. Today, it is the turn of the Lightning to Apple HDMI to reveal its hidden talents.
A real technical feat
A developer has indeed succeeded in a tour de force:Turn Doom directly on the chip integrated into the Apple adapter.As Macrumors reports, this small accessory actually takes on a real SOC which runs a light version of iOS.
The role of this chip is to compress video from the iPhone or iPad before sending it via HDMI. The Lightning port does not have sufficient bandwidth to directly manage a high definition video flow, hence the interest of this SOC. The latter is alsomuch more powerful than necessaryFor this task.
Video demonstration
Our developer of the day therefore managed toJailbreaker the adapter chipTo install Doom and run it, while displaying the result on an external screen connected in HDMI. A technical feat that shows that even a simple adapter can hide unsuspected resources:
Of course,do with doomOn an HDMI adapter has no interest in itself. But this demonstration opens up interesting perspectives. It proves that a simple accessory can take enough power to run games or applications.
We are far from the time when it took a dedicated computer to enjoy the joys of Doom. From now on, this classic is invited everywhere, from McDonald's boxes to Lightning adapters.
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