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SlideN'Joy Extender Adds Up To Two More Screens For a Multi-Monitor Laptop

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-the-better-to-see-it-with dept.

MojoKid writes: Nothing beats the portability of a notebook when it comes to getting work done while on-the-go, but with that portability comes a number of caveats like a smaller keyboard and being forced to use a touchpad if you don't want to lug around a portable mouse. Then there's also the limitation of a single display, for those who need more screen real estate for certain tasks. Enter Sliden'Joy, a Kickstarter project that's set to launch on July 6. There's not a lot of technical detail given about it so far, but the basics are easy to understand. Sliden'Joy effectively hooks onto your notebook to allow you to extend one or two screens out of either side, giving you an effective dual or triple monitor setup. Two models of Sliden'Joy are going to be produced, offering either 1 or 2 displays, and sizes of 13, 15, and 17-inch are all going to be supported. There's no word on pledge levels quite yet, but the ultimate goal is to reach 300,000€ ($~332,000 USD) in 30 days.

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  1. Adverts by Dave+Whiteside · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Is this just a pre-hype for a kickstarter to get people to rush on day one ?
    come on slashdot this is not news yet ...

    or am I getting old

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  2. Sliden'Joy? by sycodon · · Score: 3, Funny

    Really? Sliden'Joy?

    Their first action should be hire a marketing guy who will probably have them change the name lest it be automatically banned by various internet filters as a sex toy.

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  3. Re:Exactly how many by dave420 · · Score: 3, Informative

    Just ask MojoKid - he is apparently the "Editor In Chief At HotHardware.com", according to his profile here. He regularly posts links to his articles, and they're usually lacking in some way or another, hence the need to spam Slashdot with them. A link to the actual company's site would be better, which can be found here.

  4. Re:Really? by tehcyder · · Score: 3, Funny
    Frankly, I'm surprised that the whole thing isn't going to be 3D printed. .

    Who wouldn't want to be able to download a spare screen from the internet on demand?

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  5. Already done... by Pete+(big-pete) · · Score: 4, Informative

    I was a backer of this project that was pretty much the same:
    Packed Pixels

    Nice screen at 2048 x 1536, but not yet delivered. They just about hit their funding goal of £60,000 on 29th November 2014, and they're now taking pre-orders. It would probably be better to just pre-order one of these than back a whole new Kickstarter - at least these are close to production.

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  6. Re:For Mac owners with iPads, try one of these by Registered+Coward+v2 · · Score: 3, Informative

    I use Duet display and am very happy with how well it performs. By foregoing wireless connectivity in favor of using the lightning connector they have pretty much eliminated the lag that plagues wireless solutions. It's angreat way to get a second screen when traveling.

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