http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/ Engadget Comments for MEDL Technology's 'The Panel' hands-on http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
USB is for mice and keyboards, not video.]]>Mar 29th 2010 9:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Indeed. Mine is still running. ]]>Mar 29th 2010 7:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 7:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 8:18PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 8:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
its an app. I don't know if I am right, but I think USB monitors don't use video signals because the port is not designed for that. USB port is designed to transmit digital signal and perhaps a decoder on the USB monitor decodes the signal much like a video decoder decode an MKV, AVI or any video file. If that is case it is possible to create an ipad app for that and it is even possible transmits through wifi of bluethooth if the bandwidth could handle it and I guess it could. All it needs is a program installed on the computer and the ipad.]]>Mar 29th 2010 9:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
USB monitors don't need a female usb port (unless you want to add a usb hub feature), what it needs is a male usb plug to plug on the female usb port of the computer. attach the usb sync connector of the ipad and you have replicated the usb male plug of a USB monitor. Imagine the iPad secondary PC monitor app, could even support multi-touch just like a multi-touch monitor.]]>Mar 29th 2010 9:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 30th 2010 1:20AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 30th 2010 1:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/lol... Yes I want to use the iPad as a secondary pc monitor. Thought the screen is smaller I am sure it will last longer than this and it would be more functional rather than carry a monitor all the time. ]]>Mar 30th 2010 1:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/And how would it work if one already got Primary display and Extended display. INNNNNNNNNNNNNNFFFFFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO ?]]>Mar 29th 2010 8:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
Yup, yet another Lameblet.... bleah!

Just 5 days til real awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]>Mar 29th 2010 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Already happened. Nokia is already teaming up with Alpine and others to allow a terminal mode so your phone can be hooked up to the car entertainment system for GPS and Music and other things]]>Mar 29th 2010 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
Finally, this screen is way too big for a car. I'm with you in looking at every new portable screen as a potential car installation, but this is not it.

The iPad would've been a very cool, dockable car-control center, but the lack of real GPS, multitasking, and all of the other crippling factors ruin it. It's just another way that Apple hypocritically shoots itself in the foot by making it impossible to do things that they apparently haven't imagined. "We're inventing a whole new category." NOPE. You're killing it before it starts.]]>Mar 29th 2010 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
Guys I mean skip the radio manufacturer altogether. All you need is a touch screen display or a regular display and a smart phone with video out. Why use DVD and CD's? I mean who actually wants to be sorting through physical media that gets scratched and lost. It's 2010 baby! Why install more parts into your car that can get messed up or stolen? Like a hard drive, dvd player, xm radio and all this other nonsense? Why not just have an interface that routes your calls with noise cancellation standard without the needing to buy another gadget to put in your car too? Also use online radio stations instead of subscribing to xm or sirius..]]>Mar 29th 2010 9:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
we'll consider it.]]>Mar 30th 2010 1:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 8:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 9:24PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 29th 2010 9:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
Sorry to hijack a post- but I have to say, that is one SEXY looking Mac Book in those pics!!]]>Mar 30th 2010 12:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
We're hoping to sell The Panel for $300 but that's only a speculative price.

How much would you pay to have a touchscreen on it? A good touchscreen on a 13" is not cheap.

-eric
]]>Mar 30th 2010 1:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/I am the IT Director for a CPA firm and the Audit dept. would KILL to have a 15" version of this. They work in the field constantly and they NEED to have a secondary monitor to be efficient. Till now, the only option was to lug around a real LCD monitor every time they went on site.

I'm also a member of several CPA groups and one of the constant requests are for portable, easy to use, secondary monitors for field work. We are already using DisplayLink technology to power our 3rd & 4th monitors, so this would be a godsend.

15" please and we'll be first in line for the pre-order.]]>Mar 30th 2010 2:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/
Also, if there were a functionality to daisy these to have multiple displays, that'd be awesome. Obviously, that's not a huge deal, but it would be really cool.]]>Mar 31st 2010 12:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Mar 30th 2010 10:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/29/medl-technologys-the-panel-hands-on/Apr 30th 2010 7:07PM