LG releases monitors with virtualization

LG is expected to begin selling new flatscreen monitors capable of handling virtualization, offering owners a built-in virtual desktop able to support more than one user at a single time.

The "SmartVine" N-Series of monitors incorporate NComputing virtualization that allow users to operate a virtual desktop.  Although it's possible to connect a mouse and keyboard directly to the monitor, it also can be used a regular monitor when connected to a PC.  It supports both Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems.

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The monitors should cost less than $200, which will allow businesses to reduce the amount of hardware and maintenance that is necessary in the workplace.  The U.S. market will get 17-inch and 19-inch models, while the international users will have access to a 16-inch  model.

Along with having access to the mouse and keyboard, monitor, and personal files, but users can also share common applications through the single PC.

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LG expects to begin selling the monitors before the end of the month.

LG aims to sell the SmartVine for the education and service industries, along with some tech-related crafts that require multiple users on a small amount of PCs.

I'll be watching for reviews of this LG lineup after it's released in the United States.  I don't have a day-to-day need for such a monitor, but this could certainly be a sign of things to come.  Virtualization is still an extremely popular technology that many companies are still beginning to adopt.

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