WEBVTT 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 00:00:04.480 --> 00:00:12.320 owners and freelancers check them out at freshbooks.com Linus ces 00:00:10.639 --> 00:00:18.640 whoa it's real 00:00:14.240 --> 00:00:20.800 this is the slide from slide and joy a 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:27.359 product that actually got backed on kickstarter way back in 2015. they 00:00:24.400 --> 00:00:33.200 raised 600 000 and well they haven't shipped anything yet they are clearly 00:00:30.320 --> 00:00:38.160 still hard at work on their product and they are clearly getting a lot closer 00:00:35.360 --> 00:00:44.640 they're planning to ship in spring of this year 00:00:39.280 --> 00:00:47.360 so what is the slide well it's a triple 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:52.239 monitor solution for your laptop but unlike project valerie which we saw last 00:00:50.239 --> 00:00:55.680 year at ces from razer this one 00:00:53.360 --> 00:01:00.640 actually makes an ounce of sense and is similar to what i had suggested at the 00:00:57.600 --> 00:01:04.000 time that razors should probably be to 00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:06.159 be practical it's a module that actually 00:01:04.000 --> 00:01:12.479 clips onto the back of your laptop screen then plugs in with just one cable 00:01:09.760 --> 00:01:16.960 and enables you to have either a triple monitor extended desktop or with their 00:01:15.040 --> 00:01:22.400 innovative kickstand a couple of other configurations now they've got two 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:25.360 prototypes here this year a 15-inch and 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 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:33.439 one of the big questions for something you're expected to carry around with you 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 00:01:36.720 --> 00:01:43.360 than your laptop on its own so they've got three different options basic is 00:01:41.439 --> 00:01:48.960 made out of abs and aluminum with nine color options premium is leather 00:01:45.920 --> 00:01:50.799 alcantara wood or anodized aluminum and 00:01:48.960 --> 00:01:56.399 then their limited edition will be available with a real carbon fiber 00:01:52.640 --> 00:01:59.040 finish or full grain leather now setting 00:01:56.399 --> 00:02:02.880 up the slide is actually surprisingly easy you take the four pads and you can 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 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 00:02:08.800 --> 00:02:15.360 kickstand can then be adjusted to whatever angle you prefer and then 00:02:12.800 --> 00:02:21.360 finally you plug in as few as one cable into your laptop so if you're 00:02:18.239 --> 00:02:23.920 using usb type c or type a it's just one 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:29.200 but if you're using usb 2 you will probably need two because of the lower 00:02:26.160 --> 00:02:30.879 power output from usb2 now the kickstand 00:02:29.200 --> 00:02:34.560 was a real engineering challenge because it had to be flexible enough to be 00:02:32.319 --> 00:02:39.760 mounted on anything from a very thin to a very thick laptop or even be left 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:44.080 standing by itself when you take your laptop with you 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 00:02:46.160 --> 00:02:52.080 duplicate your view for the person sitting across from you this is great 00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:56.239 for business meetings or consultations or it can be folded down to help support 00:02:54.560 --> 00:03:02.239 the additional weight of the extra screens in a multi-monitor single user 00:02:58.800 --> 00:03:04.159 configuration or with up to three-way 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 00:03:05.920 --> 00:03:12.400 thing and the last functionality it enables is because it can stand alone 00:03:09.920 --> 00:03:17.280 you can actually get any size of the slide and pair it with any size laptops 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 00:03:19.360 --> 00:03:25.760 real estate when you're docked but you just want a smaller device when you're 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:29.680 out and about so the productivity implications are 00:03:27.280 --> 00:03:33.760 huge with mobile devices getting more powerful and more functional every year 00:03:32.239 --> 00:03:38.080 we're finally getting to the point where the bottleneck really is 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:43.040 screen real estate just like what happened on the desktop 10 15 years ago 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 00:03:45.440 --> 00:03:52.319 wise entertainment wise with two more 00:03:48.560 --> 00:03:54.239 1080p ips displays so the final ones are 00:03:52.319 --> 00:03:58.400 going to be made by lg they're going to run at 60 hertz but 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 00:04:02.560 --> 00:04:09.280 so i wouldn't expect to be gaming on them with that said if they're 00:04:06.799 --> 00:04:14.360 successful who knows what the future will hold so pricing goes from 350 euro 00:04:12.239 --> 00:04:18.720 for the basic all the way up to 850 for the limited edition and it's 00:04:16.880 --> 00:04:23.360 gonna be a hundred dollars more once they're actually shipping but for my 00:04:21.199 --> 00:04:26.960 part i see this as being a lot more practical than a laptop with built-in 00:04:25.280 --> 00:04:30.880 multiple displays because it gives me the option to 00:04:28.400 --> 00:04:33.680 just take my you know nice light mobile device out with me 00:04:32.560 --> 00:04:41.440 or pack an epic mobile workstation 00:04:38.400 --> 00:04:43.440 powerhouse machine thing 00:04:41.440 --> 00:04:48.000 if let's say i needed to get some accounting done on the go freshbooks is 00:04:46.160 --> 00:04:53.600 the cloud-based accounting solution for small business owners and freelancers 00:04:50.320 --> 00:04:54.960 that makes your work easier it allows 00:04:53.600 --> 00:04:59.120 you to create and send professional looking invoices in seconds it allows 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 00:05:00.479 --> 00:05:06.560 four days faster it allows you to track your expenses and your hours and it even 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 00:05:09.520 --> 00:05:16.560 ball and laptop or even just your phone because they've got fully featured apps 00:05:13.919 --> 00:05:20.400 for Android and iOS so go get a free trial at the link in the video 00:05:17.600 --> 00:05:24.639 description that's freshbooks.com Linus ces 00:05:22.880 --> 00:05:30.240 so thanks for watching guys let us know in the comments what you imagine 00:05:26.560 --> 00:05:32.240 yourself doing with us the slide from 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 00:05:33.919 --> 00:05:41.240 you really liked it then get subscribed so you don't miss any of our content 00:05:37.280 --> 00:05:41.240 from ces 2018.