@SSRPaulO: lol. That's a win in my book.

FlashSandbox

On their site it says the non touch screen one is like $130. Not too bad, but wernt those only $70 originally? Almost twice the price :(

Doostin

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SSRPaulO

Sweet!! I want one!! Price and where to buy?!?!?!?

Darksider1972

Seems Morse code is the new language of Gizmodo. I guess I'll have to go to Engadget, where the netizens only know English, Engrish, and Bad Engrish.

Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine

@Mr.SithNinja, @bpapa9013:
XXOOOXX OOO XXXX OOXXO XOXO XXX!
(Morse Code in a language of love dialect)

bosskev

Woohoo i can post now! I would totally buy 2 of them. Hopefully the pricing is the same as what was reported back when this first came up. I believe it was listed as less than $100.

dimsum4u

@Ubik2501: I am adding you to my list of "Friends". Not so much for what you said here but solely because you did not spell it "definately" or, worse, "defiantly", the first person in recent memory to do so.

* ex-grammar nazi smiles approvingly *

bosskev

Good for you industrious Giz reader. And good for any of us that get to buy one of these. These seem awesome. They might not work for palettes due to color matching but cool none the less.

RoboChop

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weatherman

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Mr.SithNinja

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ConfuciusMax

Cute!

MissRabbit

@latterman: $130/$170 on the importers site - don't know what the street value is in Asia where they are regularly available.

Hiphopopotamus

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bpapa9013

@Thats Dr Bear to You: LOL.

Pixelologist

@bpapa9013: OK I get it, I've obviously unleashed the wrath of some morse coding gang and I'm paying the price for it. I submit to you gang.....

Thats Dr Bear to You

@Thats Dr Bear to You: Nice comeback, TDBTY.

bosskev

I'm buying a non touchscreen one for instant messaging. Actually, make that two please.

evangelistc01

Definitely on board for (at least) one of these, if they're not jacked up to $400.

Ubik2501

@s017jrs: Agreed. Gotta have a Mac driver. Once that's available, I will buy at least one, possibly a second.

bosskev

@bpapa9013: Point well taken, I apologize.....

Thats Dr Bear to You

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bpapa9013

@aerospaceman:

Justifiably though, what with initial cost, shipping, storage, and the effort it took to get them in the first place.

Ibelieveinsandwitches

I'd pay $100 for the non-touchscreen version, any more than that and I wouldn't be able to think of a practical use for it worthy of the cash.

chefgon

get me mac drivers and I'm in for 2.

s017jrs

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bpapa9013

@Thats Dr Bear to You: Here's the pricing as it sells in Korea, as quoted from the original Gizmodo article (October 16, 2008):

"The basic model is the UM-710, which goes for just $78. The UM-750 adds a touchscreen, a built-in webcam, and a DMB television tuner for only $147."

How this will correlate to the prices set by this particular importer's circumstances--did he get a good wholesale price? what kind of profit does he want?--remains to be seen.

bosskev

I think in Korea they were $150, so he'll prolly sell them for $300 here :)

aerospaceman

Add me to the list of people wondering "how much?"

TheDuckOfDeath

I demand Price! Do Want!

Overheal

This is exactly what I need for my HTPC computer in the livingroom....

aprather

Those look pretty sweet. Whats the word on pricing?

latterman

@bpapa9013: This is the mini-window post, if you're looking for the morse post it's that way ;)

Thats Dr Bear to You

I want 1

Illist

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bpapa9013

How much... if it were reasonable I'd use it as a separate window for photoshop.

Thats Dr Bear to You

@bosskev: I'd like the 730, with a touchscreen and webcam it would be the perfect car PC monitor. Don't need the tuner.

macegr

Certainly one of the most useful gadgets for hardcore multi-taskers...maybe I'll pick one up as a stocking stuffer ;)

Stearling

@SSRPaulO: Funny enough, I was curious and googled "Morse Code Translator". I plugged in your string, and had to double-check the URL in my address bar...

rbane3

@SSRPaulO: ..-. --- .-. / - .... . / .-- .. -. !!!

misterrios

Only 500?????

Brian

@Kaiser-Machead's Cookie-Powered LEGO Machine: This is what happens when we let LOLspeak run rampant. Eventually it shifts to something even more annoying.

I for one blame those damn cats.

Thats Dr Bear to You

I don't know why I need it, but I do

redvendetta

@Thats Dr Bear to You: Well, he can probably get away with selling them for quite a bit more.

Waka in Japan

Ordered the 710!

mikecoscia

SWEET!!! These would make a perfect screen for watching streaming video while I work. Have patience everyone, these will be $50 - $75 in about a year.

se7a7n7

From the link. The 710 is $129.99 and the 730 is $169.99.

And they are taking pre-orders and estimated shipping date of 12/15/08

godai

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OfficerMike

The link is right there at the end of the article, guys. Quit asking how much and look for yourselves. :P

supercollider

@Hiphopopotamus: screw that if they're $130. I'll get a widescreen 19" for that much.

IndustrialJones

How much how much HOW MUCH!! How much for two?? How much for ten??!!?

VideoVampire

want now

bunziole

Ordered a 730. By the time it comes in I will be pleasantly surprised because i would have forgot I ordered it. I'm thinking of either making it a handy HTPC remote control by perma-mounting it on the coffee table and if that doesn't work it's going in my car.

I know this is on the second page and no one will ever read it but I feel like typing a bunch anyway.

auslander

@Ubik2501: Success! I only have four more ships to go!

OfficerMike

Aw... I was scouting for these since I saw the original post, but no love for Europe yet :(

Three_Part_Bandit

@OfficerMike: YOU SANK MY BATTLESHIP!

Ubik2501

@bosskev: Hooray! My English degree is useful after all!

Ubik2501

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MadMacs

I need some of those for my setup.

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MadMacs

@bosskev:

I'm pretty sure this would make you a spelling nazi, not a grammar nazi.

chefgon

seem weird though, the original article says that only the 750 has the touch screen while now the site is saying the 730 has it also.

Negolith

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Erzengel

Anyone who has ever tried to hack a portable DVD player to a VGA device driver can instantly see the value in this. The standard small-screen VGA monitor costs well over $100 and is usually shaped like a headrest for a Toyota.

Dolly

@Ubik2501: "My English degree is useful after all!"

If by "useful" you mean "earns you the approval of one insignificant yet inexplicably self-important Gizmodo commenter" then, yes, you're right. However, all other senses of the word--such as "functional", "valuable" and/or "can get me hired into a meaningful position"--remain null and void.

bosskev

OMG!

EVEs_Mako

@chefgon:

harumphht!

* adds chefgon to "the list" *
* and not the good one *

bosskev

YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES

OMG CREAMED MY PANTS

rolfo87

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Adisharr

make that wirelless USB and we have ... I don't know what we have.

ypctx

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B1663R

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B1663R

I picked up a Samsung SPF-105P today. It's a 10" USB Mini Monitor w/ 1024x600 resolution that actually looks pretty good.

[www.samsung.com]

I've got it hooked up to a Thinkpad T-60 (which is docked and has an external Viewsonic 17" LCD as the primary monitor). With the Samsung plugged in, I've got 3 monitors running. The primary 1280x1024 17" LCD, secondary Thinkpad Monitor @ 1440x1050 and the Samsung SPF105P @ 1024x600.

The samsung's enabled in XP via driver/app that's continuously running. The sam_controller.exe uses between 7-10% CPU. The screen itself is ok for showing messenger windows, small applets, etc. There's serious lag moving about on the monitor with the mouse and it's quite noticable when dragging windows on it. It does look good though, both on screen and the physical device.

Check out the other Samsung monitors/frames. They've got from 7-10 inch models, with 7, 8 and 10 inch models USB mini-monitor capable. Careful what you look at though, some have wireless built in, some don't have the support for mini-monitor-ness.

UberJumper

hell friggan yeah, this is going to sit well on my desk.

odnet

Bla bla bla Mac drivers!! Who cares

SajniNumskis

I just realised this will get used a lot by Flight Simulator nutcases.

Overheal

@chefgon: considering i spent less than $100 on my last flat panel, i wouldnt go above 80 for the basic model.

Overheal

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penarestel

@weatherman: YmVhdCB0aGlz

penarestel

But, there's not an actual 3-d holographic user actuation interphase touch screen system here yet, lol; but this is cool for a light mobile office and all.

StealthNinja

@s017jrs: The official specs state that OSX support is 'coming soon', but other then that, there's little else I could find. See this screenshot: http://skitch.com/davejansen/56wy/g Interestingly enough, Windows CE is listed also..

HeddaPigeon

@UberJumper:

.... and I took it home only to find it doesn't work as a Mini-Monitor in Vista-64 bit (install of the driver software fails and this monitor's not displaylink compatible).

UberJumper

@bosskev: Thankfully I have other skills that make me employable.

...No, not those kinds of skills!

Ubik2501

@penarestel: eWVhaCBwZW9wbGUgd2hvIHBvc3QgaW4gaGV4IGFyZSBpZGlvdHMNCg==

weatherman

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AXSLV2

[www.thegadgeteers.com]
UM-710 $129.99
UM-730 $159.99

This would be great for FSX. It's on pre-order right now with a shipping date in December.

MarshallSDSO

[www.thegadgeteers.com]
UM-710 $129.99
UM-730 $159.99

This would be great for FSX.

MarshallSDSO

But if you need a cheap smaller additional display, for the same $150 you could get a 15-17" LCD, right? Why would you pay more for less? Is it the USB? Touch? What's compelling about this? How do you sell it for anything over $40?

leMel