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Insert Coin: $250 Casetop turns your smartphone into a laptop

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that  requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a  project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line.</div><div class="image-container" dir="ltr" style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Insert Coin $250 Casetop turns your smartphone into a laptop video" data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/05/casetop-05-03-13-01-1367589219.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">We keep hearing  about how handheld devices are replacing laptops, so how about doing it  literally? 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 ill-fated Lapdock) the Casebook uses the handset as a trackpad, and the creators say that it won't be device-specific,  working instead with a large number of smartphones from Apple,  Blackberry, Samsung and others. Of course, it needs to meet the lofty  $300,000 funding goal for all that to happen, but if you're optimistic,  hit the source to plop down your $250 minimum pledge.</div></div><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sVFrD9_5fZ8?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe></div>