$372,842 raised out of $24,500
Overview
Platform
Indiegogo
Backers
129
Start date
Oct 20, 2020
Close date
Oct 21, 2020
Concept

The world’s first portable monitor that works with ALL smartphones and computers

Story

 

Unlike any other portable monitors that only work with a few phone models like Samsung DeX phones, PhonePad is universally compatible with ALL smartphones, including iPhones. All you need is just your phone and the charging cable, no WiFi, no other smartphone streaming devices required.

PhonePad also works with other HDMI enabled devices, including laptops, game consoles, and SLR cameras – providing a more expansive view for work or play. 

 

 

 

Your smartphone is an extremely powerful computer. Imagine what you could do with your phone if you weren’t limited by screen size. Programs like PowerPoint can run on a phone, but it is impossible to work efficiently with the small screen and on-screen keyboard.

PhonePad unleashes the productivity of your smartphone so you can do more with it. PhonePad allows you to work with your phone like you would with a laptop computer(just add a keyboard and mouse).

 

 

 

According to a Microsoft study, the use of an extra monitor can increase productivity by as much as 50%; which means you can save up to 2.7 hours per day, 13 hours per week, or 29 full days per year!

When off work, you can also pair PhonePad with game consoles like Nintendo Switch, PS4, or Xbox to play your favorite games at home or anywhere life takes you.

 

 

Our Reverse Control Technology* enables you to control your phone game on the 15.6″ touchscreen. So when playing TFT, you can really focus on tactics, not deploying champions into small cells.

Our technology also empowers your play with a controller/keyboard+mouse. So you can dominate the CoD battlefield with more precise control and quicker actions.

PhonePad is not an emulator so you don’t need to worry about getting banned. Our AI algorithm learns how your fingers control your phone, and it simulates the same thing (it’s like virtual fingers floating on your phone’s touchscreen). Our engineers have tested thousands of different games, including CoD, PUBG, and Fortnite. No tester has been banned so far.**

*Mobile gaming function is not available for iOS 13.4 and above versions.

** You should always check the terms of use for the game that you play and comply with it.

 

 You might have seen other portable monitors claim that they are “universally compatible”. What they didn’t tell you is: they require additional streaming devices like Chromecast and WiFi to work with most phones. Even with a Chromecast, other portable monitors’ touchscreen function doesn’t work with your phone, which means you can view the content but cannot control it.

In contrast, our ESM technology enables “reverse controlling” your phone from the big touchscreen or a keyboard/mouse/game controller. 

 

You can touch, draw, or write notes on the 15.6″ multitouch screen, just like you would on an iPad / tablet.

You buy a new phone every 1-2 years, but you rarely upgrade your tablet or computer that often. Since upgrading your phone also upgrades the “CPU” of PhonePad, now you also get a new tablet for every phone grade.

 

When mirroring your phone content to other portable monitors with the help of a streaming device, your portrait phone content can only be displayed at the center of their landscape screens (with two thick black bars on the sides).

Our portrait mode technology can rotate and fill your portrait phone content to the entire big screen.

 

 

PhonePad is just 0.2 inches (4.9 mm) thin and weight at only 0.95 lbs. (860 g). We worked so hard on every single millimeter, just to make it perfect for those who are always on the go.

 

 *Mac OS does not support the touch function of external monitors

 

 

 

You will receive a survey after the campaign ends, in which you can add a built-in battery ($29.9) and a smart cover stand ($9.9) for ultimate portability.

 

We already made 100 PhonePads with our own investment. We are shipping those units to our earliest backers, and they will receive their PhonePads even before the campaign is over.

However, we need your help to move into large-scale mass production and bring this new kind of portable monitor to more people. We are very confident about our November main batch fulfillment promise, and we guarantee to give your money back is we can’t keep this promise.   

 

 

 

This is not our first Indiegogo campaign. We successfully shipped over 385 AnyConsole Mini to our backers in more than 70 countries around the world. We’re thrilled to see these backers out there using and enjoying their AnyConsole Mini today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Risks and challenges

We understand that many of you have been burned by other crowdfunding campaigns, which simply can’t deliver products. We are an established company with a history of delivering computer hardware at a large scale in China. We are confident not only in our team, but also our partners, supply chain, and logistics providers. We bring proven experience in designing, manufacturing, and fulfilling products (both crowdsourced and otherwise) to the table.

That said, even the biggest companies have some risks with bringing a new product through production and into the market. A shipping container could get hit by a storm. A natural disaster could take out one of our suppliers. Even in the event of a disaster, we are confident we have the experience and resources to overcome it. COVID-19 previously delayed our production schedule for our PhoneBook product fulfillment, but we beat the challenges presented and went into our final mass production in May.

During the fulfillment of PhonePad on Kickstarter, we updated our backers regularly with our progress and challenges. We know how important communication is, and we pledge to be open and transparent with you to the best of our ability. We also commit to resolving fulfillment issues as rapidly as possible with all our resources. We need your help to put PhonePad into large-scale mass production, and we sincerely thank you for your support.

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