And Now For Something Completely Different
By DW Davis
@DWDavis (25797)
United States
June 16, 2016 10:32am CST
With apologies to Monty Python.
I was stumbling around on Stumbleupon while I sipped my morning cup of coffee and stumbled across the coolest new tech device I'd seen in a while. It is a small device you can put at the base of your non-touch screen laptop and it will turn it into a touch screen. The device is called the Airbar.
The Airbar creates an invisible lightscreen in front of your laptop screen and allows you to manipulate what is onscreen with your finger, a brush, or just about anything. It plugs into a USB port and works right out of the box.
The Airbar is supposed to be priced at $49 when it hits the market later this year. I am seriously considering buying a couple, one for my older laptop at home, and one for my laptop at school, neither of which is a touch screen.
Would this little device be something you might be interested in?
Check out AirBar by Neonode. It is a sensor bar that you attach beneath your PC screen. Then you can pinch, swipe, zoom and scroll to your hearts delight. Launching on CES in January and is available for pre-order right now. Plug-and-Touch, when you need i
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
16 Jun 16
Oh, yeah, I'd buy one if my laptop still worked. It needs about $160 worth of work.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
16 Jun 16
That sounds really interesting DW.
I hope to know how it works out for you.
Yes I would buy one for my son. I already have a touch screen myself.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
16 Jun 16
@DWDavis Do DW..yes been taken up with looking after sick Mama. Take care my friend.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
17 Jun 16
@TiarasOceanView I hope your mom is doing better.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Jun 16
Hi, @TiarasOceanView. It seems like it's been a while since we crossed paths.
I will post a review of the AirBar when I get one.
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@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
17 Jun 16
Not for a desktop, but maybe my laptop. I tend to use my tablet most of the time anyway. I imagine these will be a short-lived plaything as technology will enable everything to be touchscreen soon anyway.
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
17 Jun 16
If it had come out only a year or two ago I think it would have had a longer product life. In the next few years, as people replace their last generation laptops and desktops with touch screen devices it will become obsolete. Still, for $49, it if gets me an extra year with this laptop before I decided to upgrade it will be worth it.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Jun 16
Do you prefer touch screen to a mouse? I find it much easier and have more control with a mouse. I just bought a wireless mouse to go with a new laptop. This device you speak of creates a screen in which you move your finger directly on the image? Like I place my finger directly on your headline and the post comes up rather than mouse or touch screen arrow?
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@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Jun 16
This device seems to work much like a regular touch screen so I think it will do the things you mentioned.
I do prefer to use my mouse but sometimes on the laptop at school it would be easier to point things out or highlight things for my students if I could just point to it on the screen while I'm teaching.
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
17 Jun 16
@JohnRoberts I will post a review of the AirBar if I get one. With my memory, I may have forgotten all about it by the time it hits the market, LOL.
@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
16 Jun 16
@DWDavis If you ever get that device, tell us how it works.
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@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
16 Jun 16
That sounds very cool and potentially useful.
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@cmoneyspinner (9218)
• Austin, Texas
17 Jun 16
No. Not interested. Sounds like something my kids might use.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
16 Jun 16
Sounds like a pretty cool invention ....it amazes me what people think of
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@missjessicadawn (3286)
• United States
17 Jun 16
That is really cool! I would definitely buy one when it comes out! :-)
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