Plug this into your laptops USB port and it gives you an extra little display that can be used to display messages, mail and other items such as stock quotes. What’s more this device has been upgraded slightly and will now offer access to eBay, Gamefire and streaming IRC chat.
This is a handy little gadget that can take some of the pressure off the main display, so the display can concentrate on more important things such as graphics and gaming.
Standard Features of the Pertelian External LCD Display:
•POP email checking and reading email headers
•Unique IM interface to reply to messages while inside a game or other application
•Full control of supported media applications plus:
◦Sophisticated song search by title, artist, or track number for supported media applications
◦Ultra Seek feature which automatically previews tracks in the middle of the song
•Audio volume adjustment for system and supported media applications
•Sports Scores– giving you real time sports scores
•RSS feed aggregate
•Team Speak Support – Finally see who’s talking
•Real-Time Stock Ticker with detailed stock information
•Real-Time Network bandwidth usage
•Expansive system information (CPU usage/Memory usage/IP information/Disk drive usage/Processes and thread usage/Uptime, and TONS more)
•World-wide weather information and 10-day forecast
•Quick Memo
•Customizable hotkeys for quick and easy control
Supported Media and Communication Software
•Winamp 2
•WInamp 5
•Apple Itunes
•Windows Media Player 9
•AOL Instant Messenger
•ICQ
•Yahoo Messenger
•GAIM
General Requirements
•Windows 2000 or Windows XP
•Internet Explorer 5.0 or later
•Microsoft .NET Runtime 1.1.4153 or later
•800×600 or greater screen resolution
Hardware
•Hitachi HD44780 based LCD character display
•LCD inside a compact 4.5″ x 2.5″ x 0.85″ enclosure
•New larger LCD display sporting 20 columns by 4 lines text display with font size 5×7 dots
•Built in characters plus 8 user defined characters
•Electroluminescent light green backlight
•Also includes Velcro attachment
•Includes custom stand
•USB 1.0+ interface
•Communicate over USB interface with attached 6′ cable
Priced at $49.99
Source [Think Geek]
