Touchscreen and pen for macbook
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Lenovo Thinkbook Auto Twist!!???!?
I just, I mean, uh
Like, I have an x61t, Lenovo knew how to do this, but they put a motor in the hinge so it can swivel around to follow you. It's creepy.
And yet, I'm about to start an online class involving sometimes talking and sometimes standing up to play viola and honestly, it looks kinda handy for that scenario.
I think I want one.
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darkmagistric
Jan 14
On one hand I'm glad to see a return of the traditional swivels screen device. Outside of 3rd party iPad Cases, that form factor has been dead and buried for a while. Fitting Lenovo would resurrect it. Its an interesting gimmick, but there are plenty of Ai USB Cameras that can track people the same as this. I could think of a few use cases where this can be useful, but none compelling enough to justify actually buying this.
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Tuxedo Computers Cancels Attempt to Manufacture an ARM-powered Linux Laptop
https://itsfoss.com/news/tuxedo-computers-shelves-arm-notebook/
Yeah, the news is over a month old, but still interesting. They tried for 18 months before deciding it would never work out.
The notebook was built around Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite (X1E) SoC. TUXEDO faced numerous technical roadblocks that prevented a viable Linux experience. KVM virtualization support was missing entirely on their model. This eliminated a critical feature for developers and power users who rely on virtual machines.
USB4 ports failed to deliver the high transfer rates expected from the specification. Fan control through standard Linux interfaces proved impossible to implement. BIOS updates under Linux presented another problem.
Battery life fell far short of expectations. The long runtimes ARM devices typically achieve under Windows never materialized on Linux. Video hardware decoding exists at the chip level. However, most Linux applications lack support to utilize it, making the feature essentially useless.
Etc. Hey, maybe we should be praising MicroSoft…
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Dellaster
Jan 04
It’s not like Linux (-derivatives) on ARM haven’t been done. Android and ChromeOS for major examples. Others:
System76, the Pop!_OS Linux developers, also make the most powerful commercially available desktop using AMD’s Amphere ARM chip and Ubuntu Linux.
Asahi Linux works on M1 Apple Silicon, with various degrees of support for newer chips.
And Valve has SteamOS (Arch Linux) coming for the Frame Headset using Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. Their FEX translation layer is like Proton for ARM and looks promising for future Linux on ARM implementations.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite (X1E) SoC maybe just isn’t a good choice for Linux.
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Steam Hardware Announcement
Steam Controller, Machine (mini PC running SteamOS), and Frame (VR headset running SteamOS).
Dang, time to start saving my pennies. They all look tempting. Coming in early 2026.
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JoeS
Nov 16, 2025
I wish the Frame would at least have oled panels. So many VR games take place in near complete darkness where OLED really helps the immersion.
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I can’t be tempted because I don’t have a MacBook, but it looks interesting.
For those curious about the pen, in the FAQ it says:
Will other styluses work with Magic Screen?
Only USI certified styluses are supported.