USB Duet EZ-Dock Lets UMPCs Control on Desktop's USB Stuff

If there's something that the pricey UMPCs is missing, it's an optical drive. You can of course rip the CDs and mount them as virtual partitions, or you can shell out for a slim external DVD writer. Besides these options, Plxtech offers another alternative.

Its nifty USB Duet EZ-Dock technology allows UMPCs to take control of the USB peripherals on the host PC through you-know-what cable. Additionally, you can send the mirrored desktop screen on the desktop's big LCD monitor as an external display. This docking feature also allows you to share the desktop's keyboard and mouse to control the UMPC.

Through the same USB connection, you can establish Internet sharing as well as data synchronization. Don't get too excited as we haven't seen any UMPC manufacturers adopting this technology just yet. Perhaps next time you spot a female-B port on a UMPC, Plxtech Duet EZ-Dock might be already enabled on the unit. Video demo after the jump.

Via UltraMobileLife