Casetop Turns Your Smartphone Into a Laptop

Casetop just launched a laptop-style dock on Kickstarter that you can plug your smartphone into, turning it into the processor, graphics engine and trackpad of a “laptop.” In return, the dock will give you an 11.1-inch 720p display, full-sized keyboard, stereo speakers, HDMI input, MHL video input, dual-mode MicroUSB, audio output and “always-powered” USB for charging other devices.

Unlike similar offerings such as the still-unshipped Clambook (or Motorola’s Lapdock) the Casebook uses the handset as a trackpad. The Casetop is compatible with any smartphone such as Apple, Blackberry, Samsung and others that has a video out option and bluetooth.

Additionally, Casetop needs to meet the lofty $300,000 funding goal for all that to happen, but if you’re interested in funding the Casetop then you can head over to kickstarter.com and plop down your $250 minimum pledge.

Check out the video below for a preview of the Casetop.

Source: engadget.com