This dual monitor shows even displays have jumped on the foldable trend

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The Geminos range of folding dual-screen clamshell displays offer an interesting alternative for people looking to replace a side-by- side monitor setup. Maybe you need something that looks like the Odyssey Ark gaming monitor without the $3,500 price, or maybe you just need something that takes up too little space.

Having two monitors stacked on top of each other is something you can replicate easily with monitor stands, but the Geminos line has more to offer than just a folding design.

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The Geminos and Geminos X have built-in speakers, a1080p webcam, a docking station with two HDMI ports, and a 3.5mm audio jack. There is no mention of the generations being used for the ports.

There are some differences in the display specifications between the two models. Both the Geminos and the Geminos X have 24 inch displays with a central hinge and a height adjustment stand.

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There's a note on crowd funding.

The field of crowd funding is chaotic. One in 10 successful products that reach their funding goals fail to deliver rewards, according to a study done by Kickstarter. There is often disappointment in store for those products that do get done because of delays, missed deadlines, and overpromised ideas.

Use your best judgement when defending. Do you know if the product looks legit? The company is making claims. There is a prototype that is being worked on. Is the company planning on manufacturing and shipping finished products? Is this the first time it has completed a crowd funding campaign? You don't necessarily buy a product when you back a project on a site.

The clamshell design is included. The ability to fold the displays in half, and the fact that users can adjust the positioning between the fully open and closed positions, give you more flexibility than a stacked dual-monitor setup.

It's possible to connect both displays using a single cable, which means that laptops like the MacBook Air, typically restricted to just a single additional display output, can use both screens.

Just over $1.6 million has been pledged as of the time of writing, after the project reached its original goal of $25,000 within 36 minutes of being announced on the project's website. There is an additional stretch goal benefit where the company will offer to upgrade the bottom display of the Geminos X to one with 10-point touch capabilities for an additional $50.

This isn't the first experience that MobilePixels has had with crowd funding, having previously launched portable monitor solutions for laptops such as its Duex and Trio range, all of which successfully reached their funding goals.

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There are some features that warrants a raised eyebrow here. The design is good for content creators who use a vertical or stacked monitor setup to keep an eye on their chat or channels, but it won't be useful for general productivity because of the lack of 4K support and information about color accuracy.

The 13ms response time won't appeal to people looking for a new gaming monitor, and the model with a peak brightness of 600 nits isn't as bright as the model with a 13ms response time. If the product ever makes it to the retail market, the Geminos and Geminos X prices will double.