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Intricuit is pitching the Magic Screen as a snap-on touchscreen for MacBook Air and Pro that “comes ready with its own stylus that supports pressure sensitivity and stylus hover”, and as “the affordable alternative to bulky drawing tablets and iPads.” Which is a neat way of saying “we’re adding touch to macOS from the outside” (because Apple still won’t).
And yet, the first thing that came to my mind as I watched their videos was… How long is it going to take for Apple to “Sherlock” them?
As someone who regularly uses touchsceen laptops and very seldom use the touchscreen (the trackpad’s speed and precision is very much to blame, as well as the fiddliness of taking my hands off the keyboard to reach “up”), I have mixed feelings about this being something that I would use extensively–but I do miss the ability to dismiss dialogs and move windows like I do on Linux and Windows, and wish Apple just got on with it.
And I have a feeling they will, “soon”. In their own timescale.