1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:06,640 this video is brought to you by freshbooks the number one cloud accounting software for small business 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:12,320 owners and freelancers check them out at freshbooks.com Linus ces 3 00:00:10,639 --> 00:00:18,640 whoa it's real 4 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:20,800 this is the slide from slide and joy a 5 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:27,359 product that actually got backed on kickstarter way back in 2015. they 6 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:33,200 raised 600 000 and well they haven't shipped anything yet they are clearly 7 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:38,160 still hard at work on their product and they are clearly getting a lot closer 8 00:00:35,360 --> 00:00:44,640 they're planning to ship in spring of this year 9 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:47,360 so what is the slide well it's a triple 10 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:52,239 monitor solution for your laptop but unlike project valerie which we saw last 11 00:00:50,239 --> 00:00:55,680 year at ces from razer this one 12 00:00:53,360 --> 00:01:00,640 actually makes an ounce of sense and is similar to what i had suggested at the 13 00:00:57,600 --> 00:01:04,000 time that razors should probably be to 14 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:06,159 be practical it's a module that actually 15 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:12,479 clips onto the back of your laptop screen then plugs in with just one cable 16 00:01:09,760 --> 00:01:16,960 and enables you to have either a triple monitor extended desktop or with their 17 00:01:15,040 --> 00:01:22,400 innovative kickstand a couple of other configurations now they've got two 18 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:25,360 prototypes here this year a 15-inch and 19 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:28,720 a 17-inch but they're planning a 13-inch and the weight for these things which is 20 00:01:27,280 --> 00:01:33,439 one of the big questions for something you're expected to carry around with you 21 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:39,520 is anywhere from about 1.2 kilograms to 1.9 so it actually won't weigh much more 22 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:43,360 than your laptop on its own so they've got three different options basic is 23 00:01:41,439 --> 00:01:48,960 made out of abs and aluminum with nine color options premium is leather 24 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:50,799 alcantara wood or anodized aluminum and 25 00:01:48,960 --> 00:01:56,399 then their limited edition will be available with a real carbon fiber 26 00:01:52,640 --> 00:01:59,040 finish or full grain leather now setting 27 00:01:56,399 --> 00:02:02,880 up the slide is actually surprisingly easy you take the four pads and you can 28 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:07,040 put them either directly on the back of your laptop or if you have a case like 29 00:02:05,360 --> 00:02:10,479 with this macbook demo that we've got here you can just put them on there the 30 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:15,360 kickstand can then be adjusted to whatever angle you prefer and then 31 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:21,360 finally you plug in as few as one cable into your laptop so if you're 32 00:02:18,239 --> 00:02:23,920 using usb type c or type a it's just one 33 00:02:21,360 --> 00:02:29,200 but if you're using usb 2 you will probably need two because of the lower 34 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:30,879 power output from usb2 now the kickstand 35 00:02:29,200 --> 00:02:34,560 was a real engineering challenge because it had to be flexible enough to be 36 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:39,760 mounted on anything from a very thin to a very thick laptop or even be left 37 00:02:38,080 --> 00:02:44,080 standing by itself when you take your laptop with you 38 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:47,920 so it can be left flat then if you just want to take out one of your screens and 39 00:02:46,160 --> 00:02:52,080 duplicate your view for the person sitting across from you this is great 40 00:02:49,680 --> 00:02:56,239 for business meetings or consultations or it can be folded down to help support 41 00:02:54,560 --> 00:03:02,239 the additional weight of the extra screens in a multi-monitor single user 42 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:04,159 configuration or with up to three-way 43 00:03:02,239 --> 00:03:07,840 sharing if you've got a group of people that all need to be looking at the same 44 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:12,400 thing and the last functionality it enables is because it can stand alone 45 00:03:09,920 --> 00:03:17,280 you can actually get any size of the slide and pair it with any size laptops 46 00:03:14,879 --> 00:03:22,000 you could buy a 15-inch slide with your 13-inch laptop if you want that extra 47 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:25,760 real estate when you're docked but you just want a smaller device when you're 48 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:29,680 out and about so the productivity implications are 49 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:33,760 huge with mobile devices getting more powerful and more functional every year 50 00:03:32,239 --> 00:03:38,080 we're finally getting to the point where the bottleneck really is 51 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:43,040 screen real estate just like what happened on the desktop 10 15 years ago 52 00:03:40,799 --> 00:03:48,560 so it doesn't take a ton of imagination to think of what you could do extra work 53 00:03:45,440 --> 00:03:52,319 wise entertainment wise with two more 54 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:54,239 1080p ips displays so the final ones are 55 00:03:52,319 --> 00:03:58,400 going to be made by lg they're going to run at 60 hertz but 56 00:03:56,879 --> 00:04:04,959 before you get too excited about the 60 hertz it should be noted they're using the usb protocol rather than displayport 57 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:09,280 so i wouldn't expect to be gaming on them with that said if they're 58 00:04:06,799 --> 00:04:14,360 successful who knows what the future will hold so pricing goes from 350 euro 59 00:04:12,239 --> 00:04:18,720 for the basic all the way up to 850 for the limited edition and it's 60 00:04:16,880 --> 00:04:23,360 gonna be a hundred dollars more once they're actually shipping but for my 61 00:04:21,199 --> 00:04:26,960 part i see this as being a lot more practical than a laptop with built-in 62 00:04:25,280 --> 00:04:30,880 multiple displays because it gives me the option to 63 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:33,680 just take my you know nice light mobile device out with me 64 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:41,440 or pack an epic mobile workstation 65 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:43,440 powerhouse machine thing 66 00:04:41,440 --> 00:04:48,000 if let's say i needed to get some accounting done on the go freshbooks is 67 00:04:46,160 --> 00:04:53,600 the cloud-based accounting solution for small business owners and freelancers 68 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:54,960 that makes your work easier it allows 69 00:04:53,600 --> 00:04:59,120 you to create and send professional looking invoices in seconds it allows 70 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:02,639 you to set up online payments in just a few clicks so you can get paid up to 71 00:05:00,479 --> 00:05:06,560 four days faster it allows you to track your expenses and your hours and it even 72 00:05:05,040 --> 00:05:12,160 lets you take your work with you on the go whether you've got a normal laptop a 73 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:16,560 ball and laptop or even just your phone because they've got fully featured apps 74 00:05:13,919 --> 00:05:20,400 for Android and iOS so go get a free trial at the link in the video 75 00:05:17,600 --> 00:05:24,639 description that's freshbooks.com Linus ces 76 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:30,240 so thanks for watching guys let us know in the comments what you imagine 77 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:32,240 yourself doing with us the slide from 78 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:35,759 slide and joy if you like this video hit like if you disliked it hit dislike if 79 00:05:33,919 --> 00:05:41,240 you really liked it then get subscribed so you don't miss any of our content 80 00:05:37,280 --> 00:05:41,240 from ces 2018.