Samsung's 27-Inch Portable Display Echoes the Phablet Bet

Samsung launched the Movingstyle M7, a battery-powered 27-inch monitor with three hours of runtime, betting on a category that doesn't yet exist. The gamble mirrors 2011's phablet success—but Samsung had to prove the Galaxy Note solved a real gap. Today, the company faces a harder case: convincing users that a portable monitor fills a need that laptops and tablets don't already address.