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Everyone likes to multi-task when they are working on their computers.  You may end up stopping in the middle of your work, to check your email, send an IM or watch a video on YouTube.  With the new D-Link SideStage, you can free up your main computer monitor and offload some stuff to a side monitor.

The SideStage has a 7-inch screen and receives power over USB.  You can run your normal Windows applications on your main monitor and then use the SideStage for tasks like instant messaging, video conferencing, widgets, and viewing videos.  D-Link hopes that this can help users increase productivity by having multiple viewing screens to work off of.  The SideStage will allow you to access other applications that are usually hidden behind larger Windows applications.

The LCD screen features 800 x 480 resolution.  It will also be compatible with almost all types of CRT and flat screen monitors.  D-Link has also taking steps to create more green products, so the SideStage will have low power consumption. 

Pricing information has yet to be provided for the SideStage and it will only work with PCs and not Macs.  It is expected to be released within the year.

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