Using an iPad 1 as a digital picture frame
Hi
I framed and wall mounted my iPad 1 so I can use it as a digital picture frame. But to turn it off and on I have to take it off the wall and remove the device from the frame.
I'd also like to use it to 'frame' other things beyond my photos. For example showing the weather forecast. And other 'smart' type wall mounted applications. To do this I would ideally control it from another iDevice.
From my research however, easy remote-control options don't exist (I think I can jailbreak it and then vpn with a Mac). My son wondered if I could control it with an external device via the charging port or even the headphone jack. Lateral ideas I thought, but do such solutions exists?
All ideas welcome to help turn an old iPad 1 into a great digital picture frame device.
iPad, iOS 5.1.1