OMG! Ubuntu!<p>Flexbar Brings Apple’s Touch Bar Back from the Dead</p><p>A new crowdfunding project aims to revive the (oft-derided) MacBook Pro Touch Bar, this time as a standalone device that work with Windows, macOS and, potentially, Linux too. It’s called Flexbar, and it’s currently asking for cash on Kickstarter. Now, I don’t like writing about crowdfunding projects generally. If I do, they need to offer something novel, or have a track record. Flexbar is novel, but the campaign has a few red flags that make me suspicious it will ever exist – more on that in a mo’. If you’re don’t know your Apple from your Orange Pis, the Touch :sys_more_orange:<br><a href="https://hello.2heng.xin/tags/Hardware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hardware</span></a> <a href="https://hello.2heng.xin/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://hello.2heng.xin/tags/Crowdfunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crowdfunding</span></a> <a href="https://hello.2heng.xin/tags/Kickstarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kickstarter</span></a> <a href="https://hello.2heng.xin/tags/Touchscreen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Touchscreen</span></a> </p><p>:sys_omgubuntu: <a href="https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/flexbar-macbook-pro-touch-bar-standalone" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/12/flexba</span><span class="invisible">r-macbook-pro-touch-bar-standalone</span></a></p>