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skierpage
08/05/09

In reply to Mimo 710-S Monitor Flips Shut to Go Portable
@Mark Wilson,
their latest 710-S monitor adds a bit of flare
I think you meant "flair: a uniquely attractive quality; or style"
Of does the screen have lens flare?
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
08/04/09

In reply to Mimo 710-S Monitor Flips Shut to Go Portable
Combine this with small keyboard and pointer device, add in a USB hub, and I'd buy it at this price just to be able to work on a computer without having to drag out a monitor and keyboard. Makes picking up a case for repairs a million times easier.
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UberJumper
07/01/09

In reply to Mimo Pivoting 7-Inch USB Display Now Available at Think Geek
I've got one of these next to my 1900x1200 24" display and it complements it nicely. I usually have it showing my sidebar apps from Vista so I can check on stuff while gaming. Can run the steam client on it and it fits IM Clients nicely as well.

There's a bit of a flicker to it with some apps open, but it looks good and I've had no system performance issues with it installed (I play a fair amount of PC games with no performance issues).
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TendoMentis
03/27/09

In reply to Nanovision MiMo Slim Takes the 7-inch Display and Shrinks It (To 7-inches)
Having just recently purchased a USB display (and subsequently getting rid of it), I can say that these are only useful on non-gaming machines.

The moment the drivers are installed, games perform FAR worse than before. I saw a drop of 32fps on Mirror's Edge after installing mine. I spent 2 days searching the 'net to find a solution, and all I found are many other people having the same issues (not just with that game obviously, but any graphically demanding game).

Maybe these will be stable with gaming PC's someday, but they sure as hell aren't right now.
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bosskev
03/28/09

@TendoMentis: Thank you for the heads up. I've been considering one of these but may hold off now.
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ScottRose
03/26/09

In reply to Nanovision MiMo Slim Takes the 7-inch Display and Shrinks It (To 7-inches)
Sorry, I have more commenting to do:

Is this available for sale yet? Car Computer has it listed, but no price. First 2 pages of Google are just more blogs about it.

Ahem, I should have said "available for sale from a reputable dealer in the US", which is really what I'm jonesing for.

129 bux on a sketchy looking site tho! That's a steal.
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Nick
03/26/09

@ScottRose: quote from sketchy looking site . . .
"we didn't steal these. honest."
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ScottRose
03/26/09

In reply to Nanovision MiMo Slim Takes the 7-inch Display and Shrinks It (To 7-inches)
Waizza minute.. And they packed touch screen/webcam/mic into that? Pretty sweet. Great for home automation control as well. Hang it on a wall & hide the PC.
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sfokevin
03/26/09

In reply to Nanovision MiMo Slim Takes the 7-inch Display and Shrinks It (To 7-inches)
I think 7" is more than enough!... Just one gay mans opinion ;-)
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ScottRose
03/26/09

@sfokevin:

I wouldn't touch that comment with someone else's 7" cock.
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bosskev
03/26/09

@sfokevin: "I think 7" is more than enough!... Just one gay mans opinion ;-)"

Well, now we know how you stack up, don't we?

* sighs *

* scratches out another username *

* returns to manhunt.net *
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f3rg
02/13/09

In reply to This Is Not the Apple Tablet You Were Looking For
Don't put too much of your precious thought into future Apple products. Apple will decide for you what you need, and give you nothing less and nothing more. Obey.
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craig_16
02/13/09

@f3rg: I wish people like you would fuck off. I buy Apple products because I like them. If I stop liking them I'll stop buying them. Same as every other bloody manufacturer.
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Kaiser-Machead
02/13/09

@craig_16: I wouldn't take the facetiousness so personally. But, per Apple's exclusion of Firewire altogether from the Macbooks, and the 400 variety from Macbook Pros, I'd say that there's some element of truth. One of the major caveats of vertical integration is that your choices of configurations are more tightly dictated, and while I love Mac laptops, at times I wish that they'd allow a little more variety in the BTO options.
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britneyspearstears
12/23/08

In reply to Mimo UM-750 7-inch USB Display Lightning Review
@Jason Chen: Would this work on a wireless usb hub? Would you possibly consider a testmodo for the readers?
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ichi1
12/22/08

In reply to Mimo UM-750 7-inch USB Display Lightning Review
I wonder if this would be useful for itunes ?
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Jason Chen
12/22/08

@ichi1: Yeah, it probably would.
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Monty
12/22/08

In reply to Mimo UM-750 7-inch USB Display Lightning Review
Any monitor that requires nothing more than USB power is fantastic, but at 7", it is much closer to novelty than an actual usable product. Perhaps if I needed a second monitor on a laptop, but then I don't think a laptop would provide the needed power on the USB port.
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rentahero1
12/22/08

In reply to Mimo UM-750 7-inch USB Display Lightning Review
Or you could hook up a real monitor via DisplayLink USB connection and have a decent looking screen :)

[www.displaylink.com] for details.
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IN THE FACE!
12/22/08

@rentahero1: quasi-proprietary-BS, you could nearly get a UM-710 for the cost of the adapter dongle necessary to use any normal display with that port...
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IN THE FACE!
12/22/08

@bpapa9013: MY BAD, I thought you were talking about "displayport"

[en.wikipedia.org]

Although I noticed the wiki article is a little "biased" and of questionable validity...
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IN THE FACE!
12/22/08

@rentahero1: The UM-700 (newer/lower model?) uses displaylink technology...
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rentahero1
12/22/08

@bpapa9013: Yep, just noticed that on DisplayLink's site. But DisplayLink supports monitors up to 1600x1200, so you can do a lot better than 800x480 over USB 2.0.

Funnily enough, I work for a DisplayPort adopter company, so I'm probably more than a little biased about the format as well ;) Actually, DisplayPort isn't proprietary at all. It's a VESA standard just like VGA and DVI. And DisplayPort will eventually be cheaper to implement than DVI (once the devices that support it are produced in volume), which is why there's a PC industry push to adopt it. Despite what you hear from certain websites, it's not just Apple (although Apple has their Mini-DisplayPort which is actually proprietary).
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IN THE FACE!
12/23/08

@rentahero1: Yeah I was griping about the mini-displayport...
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
12/22/08

In reply to Mimo UM-750 7-inch USB Display Lightning Review
So the webcam isn't good? Darn. I could have used this for my G3, as I really don't use it for more than host one of my webcams anymore.
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Jason Chen
12/22/08

@NHTOB_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: It's not AS good, but I didn't say it was bad.
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
12/22/08

@Jason Chen: I've become a cam snob since I got ones that are better than my original cam. :) I really like this b/c it would mean I could finally return the LCD I "borrowed" from work a few months back as well as add a sixth cam to my line up. Any chance of getting some test shots?
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ninjagin
12/22/08

@NHTOB_GitEmSteveDave loves->★: Good heavens, Dave, what does one do with -=six=- cameras?
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GitEmSteveDave_IsSlacking
12/22/08

@ninjagin: Right now there's two on my computer, one on my bed, and one on my couch. I just set up a fifth which points out my window, but I haven't put it online yet. Check it out at GitEmSteveDave.com
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Kimistry
12/22/08

In reply to Mimo UM-750 7-inch USB Display Lightning Review
does this thing need to be plugged in? or can it be powered via the USB?
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IN THE FACE!
12/22/08

@Kimistry: IIRC it is USB powered, which is actually pretty notable...
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UberJumper
11/17/08

In reply to Mimo 7-inch USB Battleoid Cockpit Display Coming to the US
I picked up a Samsung SPF-105P today. It's a 10" USB Mini Monitor w/ 1024x600 resolution that actually looks pretty good.

[www.samsung.com]

I've got it hooked up to a Thinkpad T-60 (which is docked and has an external Viewsonic 17" LCD as the primary monitor). With the Samsung plugged in, I've got 3 monitors running. The primary 1280x1024 17" LCD, secondary Thinkpad Monitor @ 1440x1050 and the Samsung SPF105P @ 1024x600.

The samsung's enabled in XP via driver/app that's continuously running. The sam_controller.exe uses between 7-10% CPU. The screen itself is ok for showing messenger windows, small applets, etc. There's serious lag moving about on the monitor with the mouse and it's quite noticable when dragging windows on it. It does look good though, both on screen and the physical device.

Check out the other Samsung monitors/frames. They've got from 7-10 inch models, with 7, 8 and 10 inch models USB mini-monitor capable. Careful what you look at though, some have wireless built in, some don't have the support for mini-monitor-ness.
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UberJumper
11/18/08

@UberJumper:

.... and I took it home only to find it doesn't work as a Mini-Monitor in Vista-64 bit (install of the driver software fails and this monitor's not displaylink compatible).
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