Ask HN: Why aren't wireless screens/monitors available yet?

Huge amount of data being passed to the monitors 1-3 Gb/s, having latency within 1/60th of a second (60hz) is not trivial either especially keeping that latency stable

There was an app out several years ago where you could use your iPad as a second screen with a macbook. A friend used it and said it was useable for working at a coffee shop.

Mostly bandwidth, reliability and interference robustness. The Wii U certainly proves it's possible, although that's streaming 1280x720. Displays at much higher resolutions require considerably higher bandwidth and are much more expensive as a result. Plus, if your screen is in one place, the source is likely to be there too, so why not just make it more reliable with a cable.

The real problem sounds like you are stuck having to hot-desk or some other foolishness. A dedicated workstation should not be a luxury.

Airplay works pretty okay. Bandwidth and latency can reduce quality substantially though.

latency issues