I’ve been using Duet Display for the past few weeks and it is amazing! Duet Display is an app created by ex-Apple engineers that allows you to use your iPad or iPhone as an extra display for your Mac using a Lightning or 30-pin cable. Before Duet Display I was using my Macbook Pro as an extra display to my iMac (which is still my main set-up when I am working on projects in my home office), but duet display is great for when I want to get away from my desk and work off my Macbook Pro from a cafe or in my living room while watching television.
Head on over to Duetdisplay.com for more info and to download the app for yourself.