LCD Smartie

LCD Smartie delivers an open-source software utility designed to help you add an LCD monitor to your PC as a secondary, auxiliary display, which can come in handy to gamers and computer aficionados. Providing support for Hitachi HD44780 LCD controller, the Matrix Orbital Serial/USB LCD, as well as Palm OS devices, this application can enhance your digital displays.  Get virtual display and system information

While simple, the modern-looking GUI is both appealing and user-friendly. It reveals details about the virtual display, and it also shows you a few system parameters, which might remind you of a desktop gadget.

A few system statistics are revealed, as LCD Smartie enables you to monitor the CPU load and the memory usage, while also providing details about the free disk space for each partition installed on the local system. The CPU speed and the usage rate of each core are also shown.

The current date and time are available as well and, moving forward, it is worth mentioning that a RSS feed allows you to get the latest news directly in LCD Smartie’s main window. LCD Smartie can also display gaming stats, received emails, as well as network statistics.

LCD Smartie features Winamp integration, allowing you to see the currently playing song. It features plugin support, meaning that its default funtionality can be further extended to match your needs and requirements.   Connect LCDs without external drivers

LCD Smartie makes it possible to connect an LCD to your computer without the need for additional kernel drivers. In other words, it allows you to connect LCDs using plug and play technology, while also providing a system monitoring and notification tool that comes in handy to have around.