Monitor2Go Adds Dual Display To Android and iPad Tablets

Andrew Grush — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:34:49 +0000

MMT has returned to CES with a revamped version of Monitor2Go. The display has a 15.6-inch screen, a 1600×900 resolution, and your choice of an iPad 2 or Android tablet slot hinged up to a rotatable display that can turn up, down, clockwise, and counterclockwise. Functioning in both landscape or portrait mode, it comes equipped with HDMI and USB outputs, enabling users to daisy chain up to six devices on a single port. Accountants and number wizards can accessorize it with a numeric keypad/trackpad, and a VES mounting bracket for wall hanging in your office. Rugged aluminum is designed specifically to house, lock, and transport the tablet. Look out for it in Q2 2012 for around $300. Land on mmt2.com for preordering.

MMT Intros Mobile Display for Apple Devices, Smart Phones, Tablets and Notebooks

Innovative Design Encases Apple’s iPad2 and works with other Mobile Devices

ShowStoppers at CES 2012
2012 International CES
LAS VEGAS & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Mobile Monitor Technologies (MMT), innovator and maker of the world’s first mobile display, introduced a product at the CES 2012 Showstoppers Media Event that extends the share, work, and watch capabilities of portable displays beyond notebooks and PCs, across the universe of mobile devices.

“Our Field Monitor Pro, which launched and defined the world’s portable display category, was a huge success for business professionals and consumers alike”
Monitor2Go is a 15.6” LCD LED-backlit display that redefines the entire mobile monitor category. Monitor2Go boasts a 1600×900 HD+ screen that not only extends the displays of USB enabled notebooks and PCs, it also mirrors the displays of Apple devices (iPad, iPhone and iPod) and HDMI compatible smart phones and tablets, as well as carries, protects, and locks the iPad2.

“Our Field Monitor Pro, which launched and defined the world’s portable display category, was a huge success for business professionals and consumers alike,” said Larry Pensack, President of MMT. “It is used widely for business applications and general multi-tasking, while many also enjoy it for larger screen viewing of movies, videos, and photos. Now, Monitor2Go adds those benefits, and more, to mobile devices.”

An industry first, the patent-pending Monitor2Go is constructed in sleek and rugged aluminum designed specifically to house, lock, and transport the iPad2 as well as work with other mobile devices. And with over 140,000 apps for the iPad, there are likely to be unlimited uses for Monitor2Go’s large, fully rotatable display. For example:

Share – Rotate Monitor2Go’s 15.6” HD+ screen to share bright, vivid presentations, videos, games, apps, and more.

Work – Eliminate squinting and hunching over a small screen, with nearly triple the screen real estate of the average tablet. For the notebook, Monitor2Go will extend or mirror the screen for up to 30 percent more productivity as compared to single screen computing.

Watch – Connect any phone or media player with HDMI, and you’ve got a mobile theater. Movies, TV shows, home video and photo slideshows in crisp HD wherever you go.

Monitor2Go Features

15.6″ HD+ (1600 x 900) screen
One inch thick, under three pounds, yet fully protected aluminum and ABS construction
HDMI input, USB mini-B input and two spare USB A inputs
Works with all USB Windows and Mac laptops and desktops
Daisy chain up to 6 Monitor2Gos through DisplayLink USB virtual graphics
Works with HDMI devices – tablets, smart phones, DVD players and more
Carry, protect, and locks the iPad2
180 degree screen pivot and rotation, with landscape and portrait modes
Audio jack output for speakers and headphones when using HDMI input
Optional numeric keypad/trackpad accessory
Optional VESA mounting bracket for wall hanging
Availability and Pricing

Monitor2Go and a new model of the popular Field Monitor Pro will be available in early Q2 of 2012 with list prices under $300. To preorder, visit www.mmt2.com.

About MMT

Massachusetts-based Mobile Monitor Technologies, LLC (MMT) (www.mmt2.com) specializes in lightweight durable portable displays for mobile professionals and consumers. MMT’s industry’s first, Field Monitor Pro, has enabled thousands of professionals to enjoy the productivity benefits of dual displays while out of their offices. With MMT’s latest entries, mobile device users also can enjoy the share, work, and watch benefits of portable displays at work, on the road, and at home.

Trademarks

Apple iPad, iPad2, iPhone, and iPod are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Field Monitor Pro and Monitor2Go are trademarks of Mobile Monitor Technologies, LLC. DisplayLink is a trademark or registered trademark of DisplayLink Corporation in the US and other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners.

Editors Note: Download the MMT CES press kit at http://www.virtualpressoffice.com/kit/a2v7

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Apple Switching To Sharp For Displays

Andrew Grush — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 01:00:08 +0000

It seems that Apple’s partnership with Samsung is finally coming to an end. Apple is moving its display production away from Samsung in favor of Sharp Corporation, at least according to Analyst Peter Misek.

According to the claim, Apple is making the move primarily because it will allow them to control manufacturing and secure supply at a lower cost. Allegedly, Apple has purchased between $500 million and a billion in equipment for manufacturing and has taken exclusive hold over one Sharp facility for iPhone and iPad displays.

According to the source, Apple’s relationship with Samsung is deteriorating all around and they have even started shifting some of their purchases of flash memory away from Samsung in favor of Toshiba.

Rumor suggests another part of Apple’s move to Sharp is that they want to use the company to begin production of the screens for the “Apple Television”. Whether or not such a product is really in the works or is simply a rumor is still yet to be determined.

It is probably best to take the information from Peter Misek with a grain of salt until an official confirmation comes from either Samsung, Sharp, or Apple. It certainly makes sense that with Sharp it would be easier for Apple to take direct control over the direction of its screen production. As for the rumors about the Apple Television? It certainly is possible, but for now talking about such a device is merely speculation.

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