--- description: Find out why Espresso Display is one of the best inventions of 2021 title: Espresso Display: The 100 Best Inventions of 2021 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ab24ee4c571c4a1/698a1e9316d8843dedc39eff/best-inventions-2021-Espresso-Display-10.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Nov 10, 2021 # The On-the-Go Workstation Espresso Display by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  Laptops make it possible to work from anywhere, but the small screens can be a pain for those who need to hop between multiple applications or are used to having more than one monitor on their desks. “There’s only so much you can do on a 13-in. screen,” says Will Scuderi, co-founder of Espresso, maker of the [Espresso Display](https://espres.so/ "undefined") (from $329). Made from aeronautical-grade aluminum and just 0.2 in. thick, the monitor easily slides into most any backpack and can turn a laptop, or even a smartphone, into a robust workstation. _—Alison Van Houten_ **Buy Now:** [Espresso Display](https://espres.so/product/espresso-display/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112634/espresso-display/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112634/espresso-display/"},"headline":"The On-the-Go Workstation","datePublished":"2021-11-10T11:11:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-02T23:55:55.836Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112634/espresso-display/","keywords":["list","franchise","best inventions","Best Inventions 2021"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ab24ee4c571c4a1/698a1e9316d8843dedc39eff/best-inventions-2021-Espresso-Display-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"creator":"TIME Staff","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ab24ee4c571c4a1/698a1e9316d8843dedc39eff/best-inventions-2021-Espresso-Display-10.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2021/6112634/espresso-display/","name":"The On-the-Go Workstation"}}]}] ```