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Touchscreen on a Macbook? Yes!!

The AirBar™ sensor  - Get touch on your new or existing PC

The reason the iPad isn’t picking in sales is because it’s ultimately a mobility device and not a professional solution. The reason the Macbook Pro isn’t doing as well either is because while it’s a professional solution, it lacks two important aspects that the competition has beautifully capitalized on… A. Having a touchscreen, and B. Being a convertible machine. The iPad Pro also pales in comparison because ultimately it’s an iOS device, and not an OSX machine.

Now while Apple doesn’t have a reputation of listening to its consumers, most third party OEMs do. Take the AirBar for instance. This amazingly thin little beaut is capable of turning your MacBook screen into a touchscreen. It broadcasts invisible light-waves to detect movement, allowing virtually anything to become a stylus. Use anything from chopsticks to a paintbrush to even your fingers (with or without gloves) to touch, navigate, zoom, swipe, or even paint on your MacBook! All you got to do is plug the AirBar into a USB port and mount it on the bottom of your screen. The only drawback here is the lack of pressure sensitivity, since the AirBar only works in the X & Y axes.

Designer: AirBar

Buy Now: $68.31

Sarang Sheth
Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.
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