Photo (Video) Awesome #30: Samsung Shows us the New Central Station
Photo (Video) Awesome #30: Samsung Shows us the New Central Station
Posted 05/13/2011 at 4:43pm
| by Amber Bouman
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Samsung recently swung by our offices to show off their Central Station IT hub, which is a display, network, and peripheral docking station all in one. The 23" (or 27") display connects to your notebook or laptop via a USB dongle; whenever your PC is in range Central Station automatically connects enabling you to use it as either an extended or secondary monitor with full 1080p HD, of course. The base of the display has inputs for mobile/smart phones, cameras, MP3 Players, external Hard Drives - pretty much anything you can think of that uses either USB or USB 3.0 technology, which also makes it a one-stop recharging station.
Check out the video for more details and a small demo, and stay tuned for an official review!
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reutnes
May 15, 2011 at 5:08pm
This is very nice... if it were a non-screen standalone (perhaps a monitor stand?) I would certainly buy one, but as it stands I just can't justify buying a new screen when my current ones are working so well.
It's like this device is made for students. We're always toting laptops around and it's a huge pain to hook everything back up at home.
pglasc
May 13, 2011 at 5:59pm
This is actually very cool. Wireless and usb 3.0. The 5 foot distance is okay maybe in the future that will be doubled. I can really see how useful this product can be especially for a person who works from home part time. You have done well Samsung. I wish we could have heard the audio in the video... Does it work with Ubuntu?
Holly Golightly
May 13, 2011 at 5:39pm
What a cool design. It really stands out because of the wireless feature. But why make it only 1080p? I would have rather seen it in a 16x10 mode of 1920x1200 or better yet, 2560x1600. Samsung has usually been on the bleeding edge, but eventually all of these monitors will begin to blend in. Since this is a cutting edge monitor, I feel they should have put a cutting edge resolution, and make in 30". I want to be able to see more out of my desktop. None the less, it is a cool monitor.
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