This LG portable monitor lives inside a stylish briefcase

“Portable monitor” often refers to a small, secondary display, plugged into a laptop computer to develop its multi-tasking capabilities on the street. LG has one thing completely different in thoughts with the Standby Me Go. (Yes, that’s the actual identify). It’s undoubtedly portable, in that it lives in an old style suitcase and folds out in a stylish show. But this gadget is extra of an all-in-one leisure heart. While it’s doable to make use of it as a monitor or TV, it could possibly additionally serve up streaming content material or touchscreen video games all by itself.

The Standby Me Go (noticed by Ars Technica) is a little 27-inch LG sensible TV, full with the corporate’s WebOS TV software program and 4 inner audio system with 40 watts of output. The display is simply 1080p, however that’s comprehensible given the scale. The complete package deal folds down into a stylish briefcase, which may open up and show the display in horizontal or vertical mode and even lay flat for head-to-head video games.

LG

It can run for as much as three hours on its inner battery, stream content material through Wi-Fi, load it up straight through USB, or solid it from a close by smartphone. (A neat trick is that when laid flat and streaming music, the display shows a report participant animation). And, if all else fails, you possibly can plug in no matter you need through HDMI. It comes with a useful distant, which will get a devoted slot within the case.

It’s an attention-grabbing spin on the thought for positive, however that is undoubtedly a case (sorry) of favor over substance. The 27-inch-wide, 4.6-inch-thick case does look extremely slick, like a skinny trendy hard-sided piece of luxurious baggage. But apart from its capacity for use untethered for a brief time, there’s not a lot you are able to do with this design that wouldn’t be doable with a small sensible TV, which may be had for $200 or so from many electronics shops.

So, how a lot does LG need for the Standby Me Go? The itemizing on its Korean retailer begins at 1.19 million received, which at immediately’s trade fee is about $920 USD. Whether that’s value it’s as much as you, or no less than it could be, if LG ever decides to promote this factor internationally.

Author: Michael Crider, Staff Writer