SideCar - iPad as a second monitor for your MacBook

SideCar - iPad as a second monitor for your MacBook

The downside of laptops, like MacBook AirThe reason is that its screen is not large enough to handle a number of specific tasks. But you can only solve the problem by putting a second monitor next to it in your office; obviously you can't do it on the grass, in the car or in a cafeteria.

Project Sidecar launched to offer a wide audience an elegant solution combining two notable products apple - MacBook и iPad. Sidecar - is an ingeniously shaped plastic clasp specifically designed to fit over the side of a laptop. The tablet is inserted into its second socket, after which the construction becomes one piece. Everything is done in about 3-4 seconds, without the need for glue, screws, velcro and other classic installation tools. Also, there are no marks on the glossy surface of expensive electronics and the touch screen is guaranteed not to be damaged.

There are also no problems with load sharing - Sidecar designed with weight in mind iPad and the resistance characteristics of the enclosures MacBook Air и MacBook ProThe accessory is surprisingly simple, but it's more than just a slotted piece of plastic, which it is. The accessory is surprisingly simple, but it is more than just the grooved piece of plastic that it is. There are a lot of situations where you need another source of output and your hands are busy. In addition, attached to the side iPad can be used as an alternative remote on some systems, the main thing to is that it needs to be set up to work as an external monitor for a laptop.

Help with the execution of the project Sidecar can be done by donation, it is represented on the site Kickstarter. If all goes according to plan, the first models will go on sale in December in a couple of months. The cost per accessory is $ 16, with variations of pink, red, blue, orange and green available.

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