Using new iMAC 27 inch as a monitor for Macbook Pro/Air

Can the new iMac 27 inch be used as a monitor?  If so, while it's being used as a monitor connected to a macbook pro/air, will the iMac USB ports work and the camera for facetime?  Planning on using the laptop in clamshell mode and stored away.

The new 27-inch iMac can be used as an external display for other Macs with Thunderbolt (Early 2011 and newer MacBooks Pro, and Mid 2011 and newer MacBooks Air). See > http://support.apple.com/kb/PH11302
As far as I know, you can't use the camera (I may be wrong), but you can use the USB ports only for the iMac, not for the MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. If you want both features, you have to buy the LED Cinema Display or the Thunderbolt Display

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