[Ko] wanted to add an extra monitor to his computer, but he wasn’t searching for something substantial that would sit atop his desk – he desired something smaller, much smaller.

His ChibiMo small USB monitor is a neat little creation that lets you extend or mirror your Windows desktop onto a tiny 128×64 pixel LCD panel. At first glance you might think that it is too small to be useful, but it is recognized in Windows in the same fashion as any standard monitor. This implies that it would be quite easy to load system monitoring software solely on the LCD panel, keeping the clutter off of your main display.

The display is wired to an Arduino like any other standard shield, and is connected to his computer through a USB cable. once the ChibiMo sketch is uploaded to the Arduino, the display motorist needs to be loaded on the PC. This allows you to tweak the ChibiMo’s display settings in Windows’ display manager.

It’s a terrific concept, one we would love to see explored further. as of best now, the ChibiMo is only supported on x86 versions of Windows XP, and we weren’t able to find source links anywhere on his site. maybe there are some talented members of our community who would be interested in taking a whack at it…