AirBar gives your MacBook a touchscreen for $99

Got a MacBook and hate the fact that Apple doesn"t want to live in this century and add touchscreens to its laptops? Are you jealous of how many touchscreen laptop options people on the Windows side have? Well, here"s a solution for you. Sort of.
Enter AirBar. This is an accessory you power through one of your MacBook"s USB ports, and you magnetically attach it to the bottom bezel of your screen. Then it starts doing its magic, as portrayed in the presentation video below.
AirBar lets you swipe things, pinch to zoom, and just perform all the gestures you"d expect to on a touchscreen – but you do all this on your MacBook"s non-touch display. It works by emitting an invisible light field that “senses touch from fingers, gloves and even a paintbrush”, according to the official press release. No software installation is required.
The first Apple product to get support is the 13-inch MacBook Air. The AirBar designed for it can already be pre-ordered for $99, and..

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Today only, Apple"s latest MacBook Pro is $150 off

If you don"t care about that Touch Bar featured in the more expensive models, and don"t care about Consumer Reports not recommending any of Apple"s latest laptops because of battery life issues, then perhaps you"re in the market for a brand new MacBook Pro. If so, here"s some good news.
The entry-level 13-inch 2016 MacBook Pro, the one without the Touch Bar, is normally priced at $1,499. But not today. Until the end of the day you can order one from Best Buy for just $1,349, thus saving a cool $150 in the process. Both Silver and Space Gray models are available for the same price.
The specs are the same, only the color differs. You"re getting an Intel Core i5 processor, Iris Graphics 6100, 8GB of RAM, a 256GB SSD, and the Force Touch trackpad. Hopefully you"ve saved up and have the funds ready to go.
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MacBook Pro Battery Life Issues – Inconsistent Test Results

Gadgets MacBook Pro Battery Life Issues – Inconsistent Test Results
Elroy Bethell – December 26, 2016 5:00 AM
Recipient E-mail Sender E-mail MacBook Pros was recently evaluated by Consumer Reports’ labs and the results were surprising.
According to consumer reports, the new seri..

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Latest MacBook Pro is the first Apple laptop without Consumer Reports recommendation

Apple’s latest batch of MacBooks took yet another hit. Reactions and opinions varied from “touch screen for emojis” regarding the Touch Bar to being called “not good enough” by Forbes.
Now some more criticism comes from Consumer Reports who opted not to recommend the flagship devices. In its report it praises performance and display quality but also finds massive issue with battery life. This comes as a big surprise considering that Apple tends to underpromise the battery life of their devices.
Consumer Reports tested all three devices. The 13” MacBook Pro with Touch Bar ran for 16 hours at the first trial but at the third trial the battery lasted only 3.75 hours. The non-Touch Bar 13” device ranged from 19.5 hours to 4.5 hours and the 15-inch MacBook Pro went from 18.5 to 8 hours.
13″ MacBook Pro without Touch Bar • 13″ MacBook Pro with Touch Bar • 15″ MacBook Pro Since battery life is an important feature for a mobile device, Consumer Reports gives it a significant portion in thei..

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Ultrabooks - Dell XPS 13 VS MacBook Pro 13”

Gadgets Ultrabooks – Dell XPS 13 VS MacBook Pro 13”
Elroy Bethell – December 23, 2016 5:00 AM
Recipient E-mail Sender E-mail Here are two Ultrabooks that offer great features for this classification of laptops. They are both highly portable, very thin and light, and boast excell..

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