Dual-screen

Back in 2015, a startup hit Kickstarter to fund development and production of a device that would extend laptop display real estate by adding two extra screens. After numerous delays and issues, the company began shipping the first batch this month.

Four years after abandoning the realm of smartphones, Microsoft has thrown its hat back into the ring. This time the company is gunning for a piece of that double-screen pie with the Surface Duo, a hinged phone that has a focus on multitasking.

As expected, given that Mobile World Congress has been canceled this year, LG has today announced the latest member of its V Series smartphones. The V60 ThinQ 5G features an improved dual screen, better audio and a bigger battery.

At CES this week, Dell has unveiled three concept devices that follow clear tech trends. The Alienware Concept UFO looks a lot like a Nintendo Switch-inspired, Concept Duet is a dual screen notebook and Concept Ori is a foldable tablet.

Is this the future of smartphones? So far the biggest innovations we've seen in mobile this year have been bigger screens and smaller bezels, but Chinese manufacturer ZTE has raised the bar with its Axon M, the first foldable handset with a dual display, suggesting a host of potential uses.

A California-based startup is seeking crowdfunding via Indiegogo for NexDock, a budget device that increases the productivity of smartphones and tablets by adding a Bluetooth keyboard, a capable battery and a 14-inch screen.

A Belgian startup is seeking funding through Kickstarter for Sliden'Joy, a device that can add one or two 13, 15 or 17-in full HD, thin and lightweight screens to your laptop even when you're on the go.

Philips Monitors has created a two-in-one computer display that puts a new angle on multitasking. Instead of splitting your workspace between two separate displays, this unit packs two screens onto one base to create a single, space-saving dual-screen experience.

ASUS has announced a combined Windows 8 ultrabook/tablet called TAICHI, that features two full HD display panels and is said to be both light and thin.

The gScreen SpaceBook dual-screen laptop is ready for pre-order.

enTourage eDGe has officially closed the content store for its eDGe and Pocket eDGe eReaders.

Now available though Sprint is the Kyocera Echo smartphone that features two 3.5-inch WVGA touchscreen displays connected by a pivot hinge that allows the displays to be folded out to form a 800 x 960 pixel 4.7-inch display.