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Duo Wireless Penmouse Adds Touchscreen Tablet Tech to Laptops Cheaply
Posted by Kit Eaton at 9:19 PM on December 1, 2008
Modding your laptop to add a touchscreen is certainly possible, though you'll need to be pretty competent with tools: with the Duo gizmo all you need to be able to do is clip it to your screen. The two-piece device has a sensor you pop on top of your monitor or laptop screen and a wireless pen sensor—in combination they can give you that tablet-PC-alike pen-control performance you may have been yearning for, though only if you're running a PC with XP or Vista. Still, it's just $US44, which isn't going to wound your wallet. [RedFerret]
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SewerShark
Posted 10:40 PM 1/12/08
And scratch you LCD for life.
Acctualy, I think its kind of interesting. I wonder if is pressure sensitive.
SewerShark
meher
Posted 11:26 PM 1/12/08
old product.... this used to be available as a clip on to your pad so you could write and record all they have now done is added the screen operability ... like my school teacher would have said ... can do better
meher
Kit Eaton
Posted 11:40 PM 1/12/08
@meher: So... if it's got added functionality, and works in a different way... then it's a new product.
Kit Eaton
Dragonis
Posted 1:16 AM 2/12/08
I remember seeing a demo video (posted on Gizmodo, I think) about a similar product that used a Wiimote and an infra-red LED stylus to the same effect, and it supported double-touch.
Dragonis
BigDragon
Posted 2:03 AM 2/12/08
Much cheaper than a Wacom, but I doubt you get the same quality. It is a good idea though. I would just worry about damage to the LCD screen since not all LCD's are created equally. I'd like to see them continue to develop this tech.
BigDragon
Mark 2000
Posted 6:02 PM 3/12/08
I'd only like it if it would work with fingers. I'm not toting another stylus around with me. And why no mac support? With Apple's new glass screens this with finger touch would be perfect.
Mark 2000