Like the idea of the Kohjinsha dual-screen netbook (pictured below), but don’t feel like spending $1000 on a top-heavy netbook with a slide-out extra display? CINQ offers a simpler (and cheaper) solution. Just pick up a CINQ display and plug it into your laptop via a USB connection to add a secondary 10.1 inch, 1024 x 600 pixel LCD to…

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At CES this year I saw several companies showcasing DisplayLink technology which basically lets you connect a small secondary display to your computer with a USB cable. I’m kind of on the fence over whether this kind of 7 inch displays are actually useful. On the one hand, this idea is perfect for netbooks, since it lets you add a…

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As expected, Sharp has launched its first entry into the crowded netbook space. And as hoped, Sharp is thinking outside of the box — but maybe a little too far. The Sharp Mebius PC-NJ70A has all the specs you’d expect from a netbook including a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and a 10.1 inch…

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