In a mobile terminal and a control method thereof, the mobile terminal includes a display unit configured to display a plurality of objects, a detector configured to detect information associated with an object selected by a user from the plurality of objects, and a controller configured to generate a second display window when the user selects at least one of the plurality of objects, the second display window being separate from a first display window for displaying the plurality of objects, and output information detected by the detector on the generated second display window.