DUO by Mobile Pixels

A second screen for your laptop

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A second screen for your laptop

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DUO by Mobile Pixels is a portable laptop monitor that boosts productivity anywhere you go by providing a second screen.

Launch tags:Productivity

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Hey Jack! Neat project, and congrats on the successful kickstarter! On average, how does this affect battery life when people are out and about?

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8yr ago

DUO by Mobile Pixels

Maker

@_rlntlss Hi Bret! Thanks for the post. Power consumption really depends on what apps you are running on your laptop. The LCD panel draws about 1.6 watts, and the total consumption is around 2.6 watts. Now, I know this doesn't answer your questions, but if I leave by 15" MacBook Pro plugged into the screen, without running any apps, it lasts 8 hours, down from 12 hours.

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8yr ago

**edit** Ah, I see they claim it can attach to most laptops -- not specifically designed for Macs? So this is for Mac users who do not need a display in vertical/portrait orientation. That's getting a little niche, when one can get a very portable, USB-powered DisplayLink display, configure it horizontally or vertically, and use it with their Linux or Windows-running ThinkPad, in addition to their Mac.

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8yr ago

DUO by Mobile Pixels

Maker

@cacarr Yes, this can be used on most laptops, not only Macs. You can orientate the display in any direction.

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8yr ago

@jackyao82432526: I've read you also support Linux, will it need a DisplayLink[1][2] driver ? USB monitor support in Linux is pretty experimental (mainly from vendors not providing open specs), requiring you to download version-specific binaries, and alike. Also "Linux" support itself should be clarified re: which actual distros are supported, unless the driver exists upstream, hence my question above. Thanks! --jjo [1] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index... [2] http://www.displaylink.com/downl...

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8yr ago

@jackyao82432526 can you provide any details on this (USB chipset and driver needed for Linux) ?

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8yr ago

Where do you stand relatively to SlidenJoy who raised a Kickstarter in 2015 ? https://www.yourslide.com/

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8yr ago

I've been searching for a dual screen laptop for years. I'm so glad to see someone finally thought of this need. Could you tell me what size of a screen this product would fit? Thank you!

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8yr ago

I don't need a second horizontal display, I need a vertical display for a text editor. Cheap, portable USB-powered DisplayLink displays exist, that are cheaper and more versatile.

Pros:

Elegant solution for a horizontal second display

Cons:

No vertical/portrait orientation

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8yr ago

DUO by Mobile Pixels

Maker

I came up with the idea while I was doing my internship at Amazon. I worked in a co-working space where I moved around a lot, and I did not have a secondary monitor. So I took apart an old laptop and build our very first prototype. After my internship, we received multiple rounds of funding from MIT and NEU, eventually we finalized out product and we are now live on Kickstarter!

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8yr ago

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