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Our Connected Traveler Technology Showcase at the New York Times Travel Show. Look for us in 2013 at both the NY Times and Los Angeles Times Travel Shows. Take a look at some of the fascinating demo videos we shot on the spot.
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| Video: Two For The Road: The Field Monitor Pro |
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| Written by Pat Meier-Johnson |
 They say that learning to juggle enhances the grey and white matter in your brain. I've been juggling for years - multitasking, that is, and I'm a great fan of multiple monitors for that very purpose. A survey by Jon Peddie Research showed that adding an extra monitor increases your productivity by 20 to 30 percent and I'll vouch for that. Sometimes I just use the extra display to shove data aside...kind of like cleaning your office or throwing a pile of papers on the floor so you don't have to look at them. But typically I dance between my multiple displays with online research, email, word processing and spreadsheets all open at the same time. While my laptop has a generous enough display, much of my work requires that I work with more than one full screen of data pretty much all the time. And that's when I really miss having a second screen. Or a third...maybe even six. I'm not kidding. So when I'm on the road and limited to a single screen on my laptop, I feel as though my productivity is constrained as well. The portable, durable 15.4-inch backlit LED Field Monitor Pro from Mobile Monitor Technologies is designed for travelers like me. It slips easily into a suitcase and at just four pounds it has a swivel clamshell design that protects the display and opens up to reveal an integrated keypad for spreadsheet work. The USB connections come in handy for mobile peripherals. You can use as many as six of these displays together with easy set-up of USB connectivity using DisplayLink multi-monitor software. I was impressed with the 1280 x 800 bright, crisp resolution and ability to use it at any angle, enabling me to share my presentations with a small group and avoiding shared tuna breath when bunching up with others to view a single screen.
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