The Yotaphone 2 is an Android smartphone with two displays: a full color screen on one side of the phone and a black and white E Ink display on the other. The company behind the phone launched it in select markets in late 2014 and the Yotaphone 2 is coming to America soon through an Indiegogo […]
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Turn an iPad into a second screen for a Windows PC (or Mac) with Duet Display
Duet Display is an app that lets you use an iPad as a second screen for your computer. Originally “computer” meant Mac. But now the developers have launched an update with support for Windows. That means you can connect an iPad to a Windows computer with a Lightning cable, fire up the app and Windows […]
Dell’s smart desk of the future concept resemble’s HP’s Sprout PC of today
Dell is showing of a concept for a smart desk of the future that combines a touch-sensitive tabletop display with a traditional model for a multi-display setup where the touchscreen is the one that’s closer to your hands. The idea is that artists, engineers, architects, and other professionals would be able to write, draw, and […]
Intel demonstrates a laptop with a second E Ink screen on the lid
Dual-screen laptops haven’t really taken off… but maybe that’s just because device makers haven’t found the right way to put a second screen on a portable computer just yet. The Asus Taichi line of notebooks feature screens on both sides of the lid — so when the lid is closed you find yourself holding a tablet. […]
Google brings dual monitor, extended desktop support to Chrome OS
Google has rolled out an update to the developer channel for Chrome OS with support for extended desktop functionality. What that means is that you can plug in an external monitor to the HDMI or VGA port on a Chromebook and use the extra display for extra space… rather than just for mirroring whatever’s already on […]
Bento modular computer concept combines notebook, tablet, smartphone
Having spent a little time with hybrid tablet-style notebooks which swap out a physical keyboard for a touchscreen display that you’re supposed to type on, I have to say the experience is still pretty lousy. While the Toshiba Libretto W100 and Acer Iconia Touchbook look cool as all get-out, they’re still expensive niche concept devices […]
Taiji shows off dual-screen Windows tablet with VIA chip
Chinese computer maker Taiji Electronics is showing off two new tablet-style computers. The first is called the Taiji T10A and it’s a 10 inch touchscreen model running Windows 7, a 32GB SSD, and a front-facing camera. The only thing really setting this model apart from the competition is that it’s powered by a 1.2GHz VIA […]
Entourage Pocket Edge up for pre-order for $400
The Entourage Pocket Edge is a combination eBook reader and Android tablet… but while that might bring to mind a device that looks like the new Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor, with a single LCD display that you can use to surf the web, run apps, or read eBooks, the Pocket Edge is something different: A […]
3G capable Toshiba Libretto W100 hits Europe, Middle East
Toshiba’s Libretto W100 is one of the most interesting computers to hit the market in the last few years. At first glance, it looks like a rather chunky 7 inch netbook. Then you open it up and realize that instead of a keyboard and display, there are two touchscreen displays, with the lower screen serving […]
Acer reportedly working on a dual-display touchscreen notebook
The Toshiba Libretto W100 is one of the first commercially available laptop-style devices with twin touchscreen displays and no physical keyboard, allowing you to use one of the displays as a virtual keyboard. But it looks like the Libretto W100 might not be the last. Acer is reportedly working on a much larger, more powerful […]