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Re:Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware ... by antimatter15 on Friday December 10, 2021 @05:07AM (#29508268)
One of the authors of this project here—

We actually iterated a bit on the design since then and removed the dependencies on door hinges and paper plates. The revised^3 design involves scotch tape and a paperclip instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6tgFeBjhVg

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Re:Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware ... by roland35 on Friday December 10, 2021 @06:04AM (#29508558)
That's awesome! I can tell that the millions of dollars spent on product development is paying off
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Re:Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware ... by a11r on Friday December 10, 2021 @11:24AM (#29511714)
I think two mirrors at an angle would provide an opportunity to get much better precision in estimating the location on the screen being touched. Wondering if you have tried that.
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Re:Turning a MacBook into a touchscreen with $1 of hardware ... by chaozznl on Friday December 10, 2021 @07:11AM (#29508952)
The comments on that 2 year old video seem to suggest it doesn't work properly when setting it up?
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