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screens
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Thanks to their single-cable connectivity, espresso’s displays support USB-C power delivery, which means the screens can draw their power and video signal from the host laptop with just one cable.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026 -
With studies showing people spend an average of one full day each week online and many reporting frustration with constant phone use, demand is rising for places where slower rhythms, nature and face-to-face connection replace screens.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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“Potemkin villages.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Potemkin%20villages. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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