DUO by Mobile Pixels

**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.

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

@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...

Hi Everyone! This is Jack from Mobile Pixels. I'd love to hear some feedback about our product.

Here is our kickstarter page, we'd love to get some feedback. http://kck.st/2JX93gT

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!

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