A few weeks ago I mentioned a crowdfunding campaign for a new gadget called LEEF that looks like a laptop, but which is actually a smartphone accessory that lets you interact with your smartphone apps with a keyboard, touchpad, and bigger screen. And in that article, I noted that this was hardly a new idea, […]
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NexDock 360 is a 13.3 inch convertible laptop dock for smartphones (and other devices)
7 Comments on NexDock 360 is a 13.3 inch convertible laptop dock for smartphones (and other devices)The NexDock 360 looks like a laptop, but it doesn’t have its own processor, memory, storage or operating system. Instead it’s designed to use your phone (or other devices like a Raspberry Pi) for those things. Plug your phone into the NexcDock 360 and you can interact with your mobile apps on a 13.3 inch […]
NexDock Touch is a touchscreen laptop dock for smartphones (or Raspberry Pis and other mini PCs)
1 Comment on NexDock Touch is a touchscreen laptop dock for smartphones (or Raspberry Pis and other mini PCs)The folks at NexDock have been making laptop docks for smartphones for a few years. Here’s the basic idea: give your phone a bigger screen, a full-sized keyboard, and a touchpad by plugging your mobile device into a gadget that looks like a laptop computer. Now NexDock has introduced a new model called the NexDock […]
Crowdfunded NexDock 2 laptop dock for smartphones (or Raspberry Pis) ships to backers
The NexDock 2 is a device that looks like a laptop — it has a 13.3 inch, 1920 x 1080 IPS pixel display, a full-sized backlit keyboard, a 51 Wh battery, and quad speakers. But it doesn’t have its own processor, memory or storage. Instead you can connect it to a smartphone, Raspberry Pi, or […]
Do you still want a laptop dock for your phone? (Because here’s another one)
Remember a few years ago when there were a bunch of crowdfunding campaigns for laptop-like devices that essentially let you use your phone like a notebook computer? Some of them finally started shipping this year (to less-than-stellar reviews), while others have yet to come hit the streets. But that hasn’t stopped new models from popping […]
Hacker turns old MacBook into a Samsung DeX Lapdock
Samsung’s latest high-end smartphones have a feature called DeX that lets you connect the phone to a docking station, hook up a keyboard, mouse, and display and use the phone as if it were a desktop PC. But what if you’d rather use it like a laptop? You could try to find an old Motorola […]
Superbook laptop dock for smartphones raises over $2.6 million, runs out of stretch goals
Comments Off on Superbook laptop dock for smartphones raises over $2.6 million, runs out of stretch goalsThe Superbook is a device that looks like a laptop, but which is really more of a portable screen, keyboard, and battery for your smartphone. Plug a phone into the Superbook and you can run your Android apps on a bigger display with a desktop-style user interface complete with a taskbar and multi-window support. Andromium […]
Acer Liquid Extend is a laptop dock for Acer’s Windows 10 phone
Acer’s first Windows 10 smartphone with support for Windows 10 Continuum starts shipping today (in some parts of the world — it’s coming to the US, but isn’t available here yet). You can connect the Acer Liquid Jade Primo to a docking station, connect an external mouse, keyboard, and display and use the phone like […]
Superbook is a $99 laptop shell for Android smartphones
The $149 NexDock isn’t the only device designed to let you use an Android smartphone like a laptop. A new team has just unveiled a $99 option called the Superbook. It looks like a laptop, but it’s basically a keyboard, touchpad and 11.6 inch display. It has no memory, storage, or processor. Instead, you can […]
Motorola Lapdock turns $5 Raspberry Pi Zero into a laptop
The Raspberry Pi Zero is a $5 single-board computer that you could use as a low-power desktop if you hook up a keyboard, mouse, and external display. But what if you want to the tiny computer as the brains of a laptop? You could try to piece the components together yourself… or you could just […]
Acer Extend turns your smartphone into a notebook
Was the Motorola Lapdock ahead of its time (like the Palm Foleo before it)? Asus and Acer sure seem to think so. While Motorola never sold as many of its smartphone accessories that let you use your phones as the brains of a laptop as the company may have liked, that hasn’t stopped Asus from […]
MK802 notebook: Connecting a $74 PC to a Motorola Lapdock
The Raspberry Pi isn’t the only mini computer that you can turn into a cheap laptop by connecting a Motorola Lapdock. Motorola’s laptop docking station may have been designed for select Android smartphones, but with the proper adapters you can also use the Lapdock as a keyboard, touchpad, display, and power supply for the MK802 […]