5 creative uses for your tablet

In addition to being a hub of entertainment and a great portable tool for daily activities, a tablet can also be used in many other creative ways. From adding to your home security to being used as a digital photo frame, there are many creative and helpful uses for your tablet. Here are some ways you can use your tablet that you may have not tried yet.

If you’re looking for another display to connect to your phone, computer, or laptop, substituting your tablet as a second monitor can work wonders. In addition to having more functional features than a regular monitor, tablets also don’t need to be permanently connected to a power source, so you can keep your setup portable and accessible.

You can use your tablet as a second monitor by connecting it to your device using a USB cable. You could also connect your tablet to your main device via Bluetooth or casting depending on compatibility.

There are two ways you can use your tablet for home security. The first is as a CCTV security camera, and the second is to use it as a connected display if you already have other security cameras. You can use your tablet as its own security camera by installing a mobile security camera app onto your device and keeping it somewhere in your home as a webcam. Apps like IP Webcam, AtHome Camera, and Camera FTP may work depending on your tablet’s compatibility.

You can also use your tablet as a display for all your home’s connected security cameras. Depending on how your home security cameras are connected, you may need to download a web server app to access all your separate home security cameras and port their footage onto your tablet display.

Nowadays, digital art is all the rage and what better way to practise your new hobby than with a tablet? All you need is a stylus pen and you’re good to go. Depending on what kind of digital art you’d like to make, you may need to download specialised drawing apps such as Procreate, Adobe Illustrator, and ArtFlow.

You can also download colouring book apps or connect-the-dot drawings onto your tablet for some more therapeutic art activities. You could get a standing cover for your tablet to make it even more accessible as a sketch pad.

Why not use your tablet to display some of your favourite photos of your loved ones and memorable moments in life? Unlike your usual photo frames that may be fragile and hard to store, a tablet can act as a digital slide show to display as many photos as you like. It doesn’t take up much space and only requires charging every once in a while, to run.

You can also decorate your tablet to match your home’s aesthetic. You can purchase cases and stickers to change the look of your tablet as well as other accessories to make sure your tablet can stand on its own and display photos.

If you're looking for a learning tool for your kids, dedicating an affordable tablet for educational purposes may be a good idea. You can find and download tablet apps for schooling through Google Play and can even enable parental controls via Settings to manage how your kids enjoy the tablet. Some great educational apps that you can download on your kids tablet include ABC Kids, Starfall Learn to Read, and Moose Math.

If you’re an eligible Optus customer, you may also be able to use Optus Pause with your tablet and further control your tablet’s functions for your kids. Optus Pause is a simple solution that helps you pause connectivity distractions across different devices. It is available on My Optus App. Find out more here.

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