Subj : Obscure Canadian startup wants you to connect four monitors to yo
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Wed Jan 10 2024 21:00:09

Obscure Canadian startup wants you to connect four monitors to your laptop in 
a bid to boost your productivity  great for those looking to create their own 
hydra workstation

Date:
Wed, 10 Jan 2024 20:53:54 +0000

Description:
Portable Monitor lets you connect two of its devices to your laptop using 
USB-C to give you five interconnected displays in total.

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The Portable Monitor has turned heads at CES 2024 with its bizarre modular 
display system that can combine several displays to turn your laptop into a 
five-screen monster. 

The startup has launched three new products in a bid to one of the best 
portable monitor makers at the trade show, including its foldable 24-inch 
offering, the Twins, alongside a device with two slideable 14-inch display, 
the Flex, as well as a single 15.6-inch display, called the Mono. 

But the firm has caught the eye with a particular demonstration involving two 
14-inch Flex displays  plugging two of these into a single laptop through two 
USB-C connections to augment it with four additional screens. The result is a 
five-screen (overall) display for productivity in multiple directions. 
Unleash the beast 

Although adding four additional displays rather undermines the portability of 
using, say, just one of these devices, it's an option for users who perhaps 
lack access to multiple monitors in the workplace or at home. 

The Flex includes two full-HD LED IPS displays with a 1,920 x 1,080 pixel 
resolution and a brightness of 300 nits, the manufacturer claims. The 
display, which also has a 1000:1 contrast ratio, operates on just a single 
USB-C connection. The device also weighs 1.95kg and its measurements are 208 
x 305 x 30 mm. 

This device is compatible with all major systems including Mac, Windows, 
Linux  as well as Android  although flipping the displays into portrait mode 
is only compatible with Windows. 

The Flex is somewhat a larger successor to the 13.3-inch Slide model, which 
is 2kg heavy but just 20mm thick. The 15.6-inch Mono, by contrast, is just 
700g heavy and has a 7.6mm thickness in light of the fact it offers just a 
single display. 

This single-display system is comfortable with PS3, PS4, PS5, Xbox, and 
Switch, while also being adaptable to iPhone with the help of a power adaptor 
that isn't sold separately. 

The Twins, meanwhile, offers prospective customers a much larger portable 
display thanks to its foldable nature. The startup is pitching this at 
professionals and creatives, in particular, who may need a much larger canvas 
without compromising on portability. More from TechRadar Pro How display 
technology will enable the smart offices of the future Check out our roundup 
of the best monitors for your desk We've also rounded up the best business 
monitors to boost your productivity



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