I am not really sure who’d need a secondary display of this size, but Japanese gadget maker Greenhouse is offering a 7-inch screen [JP] that can be connected to your Mac or Windows PC via USB 2.0. The display features a decent 800 x 480 resolution (WVGA), 500:1 contrast ratio and 25ms response time.
Greenhouse says buyers can use the screen for watching web TV while working, as a music play list display or to have a look at their schedule without having to access it on the main screen. No power plug is needed to operate the device (the USB connection is enough).
The 360g-screen will be available from the middle of this month in Japan where it will be priced at $100. Ask the Japan Trend Shop or Geek Stuff 4 U to get one for you if you’re interested but don’t live in this country.
“I am not really sure who’d need a secondary display of this size”?
Seriously?
Instant messagers? Twitter or RSS feed? Major League Baseball Game Day?
This little thing has tons of uses.
$100 is a bit steep for these, the price will come down.
How do they configure with your desktop? Like an extended desktop, so they still will get covered by expanding windows?
Someone buy me one and I’ll tell you how.
I think I will stick to my 20 inch secondary screen for the same price.
One can never have too many displays
Part of the benefit of this type of screen (and reason for the high pricing) is that they have an inbuilt graphics chip, so plugging it in puts almost zero performance hit on your system.
Honestly, this would be extremely useful for some of the current Windows Home Servers, like the HP MediaSmart series… they don’t have a graphics card, so if for whatever reason you can’t connect to the box via the network, you’re SOL.
I would use it in a heartbeat. I have rainlendar and coolmon which run on my desktop, along with my trash bin icon. Nothing else. If I moved them to the usb display I would never have to minimize my work in order to view simple information.
For me, the secondary display a lot useful too, because everyday i feel like having a second screen on the right side, so i dont depend on current screen too much, especially on light entertainments.
Thanks for the info, really appreciate it.
-Redmunt-
I’ve been looking for an in-car monitor solution for my laptop. This is right on. You can have your music, GPS, even mobile internet right at your fingertips…