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What is the device you want, but that does not exist? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I would love the child of a Surfacebook with a Framework laptop; or A bare keyboard attached to a screen, that I could plug my phone (possibly running Phosh) and use it as a hardware for a laptop experience

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A bare keyboard attached to a screen, that I could plug my phone (possibly running Phosh) and use it as a hardware for a laptop experience

Back in the day there was a phone called motorola atrix 4g, they made a lapdock for it that let you do this. There was also 3d party company that made lapdocks for modern Samsung phones that support Dex, but I'm not sure if they're still aournd.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Some companies still make these but they're not well known since it's such an incredibly niche product:

https://nexdock.com/

https://www.uperfectmonitor.com/collections/lapdock

There isn't much point in having such a low power and utility limited device when a cheap low powered Windows laptop can cost a similar amount and run any Windows app you want.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah that's the one I was thinking about, thanks!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Plus if you just want to sync data there are already plenty of cloud based and data syncing services that can fulfill that without needing a phone laptop.

That said with USB C based devices in theory you should be able to use use an adapter in order to plug in an hdmi, and mouse and keyboard(or use a bluetuth one)