AirBar screen turns any laptop into a touchscreen

The company Neonode introduced a curious gadget that can teach a normal screen of almost any laptop to recognize touch.

The controversy over the need to install touch screen laptops probably will not ever fade away. If gesture recognition and an impressive screen size for you in priority, manufacturers are ready to offer plates or transformers.

But the engineers of the company Neonode decided to look at the problem differently, presenting AirBar - gadget, through which you can independently turn a regular laptop screen into a touch.

AirBar design shows a small bar, where neodymium magnets are installed. The device is mounted on the lower frame of the laptop screen, and then connects to USB-port. After booting the laptop gets full support for gestures in Windows 8, Windows 10 and MacOS.

AirBar secret is to use the patented zForce AIR technology. Within the framework established chain of active sensors AlwaysOn, projecting invisible light field over the entire surface of the screen. Once the user touches the screen, the sensors read the precise location of the touch and transmit data to the processing of the operating system.

In contrast to traditional touch screens, AirBar has high energy efficiency and consumes almost no charge the notebook battery. Moreover, the sensors are mounted are not limited to the user: they recognize how well your fingers touch and electrically non-conducting objects.

The range of magnetic AirBar panels is represented by four modifications, the main difference between them - a diagonal screen compatible.

The only requirement for installation - a gap between the screen and the laptop frame of three millimeters.

At the conference CES 2017 consumer electronics Neonode introduced a special version of the new items - AirBar for 13-inch Laptop Apple MacBook Air. In this model, neodymium magnets are installed directly on the plate.

Order the touchpad on the official Neonode website. Regardless of the diagonal of your laptop gadget costs $ 69.