Dell Laptops to Allow Addition of Small Display via Card Slot
Tired of having a single display on your laptop? Attaching an LCD monitor is an option, but defeats the mobility of your laptop. Dell provides some relief with the current patent application.
The patent application illustrates an ExpressCard with an LCD display on its face. When inserted into the laptop, the display on the ExpressCard is made visible to the user through a window in the laptop chassis. Do we smell a hint of Microsoft Sideshow? However, because it’s on the inside of the laptop, it doesn’t completely work the way Microsoft Sideshow is intended to. Apparently, it designed for use in tandem with your primary display. It’ll be up to individual applications to figure out how best they can use this secondary display.
