Apple quietly phased out the Touch Bar from its MacBook Pro lineup in 2023. But why did Apple's MacBook Touch Bar never take off? For the longest time, critics and users had a hard time figuring out ...

The standalone device features an OLED screen, USB-C connectivity and haptic feedback. Photo: Eniac Technology A recently launched Kickstarter project aims to breathe fresh life into Apple’s ...

We recently reported on Flexbar, a project developed by ENIAC Technology that brings back the Touch Bar – the controversial (and now discontinued) small touch screen implemented by Apple on the ...

The Flexbar is a replacement for Apple's Touch Bar that could give the Stream Deck a run for its money — assuming the software is fully hammered into shape at some point. The Touch Bar was an element ...

When Apple brought the Touch Bar — the glimmering multi-touch OLED strip — to the 2016 MacBook Pro, it divided opinion. On one hand, it was a gorgeous and novel feature that no other laptop had. On ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Barry Collins is a tech journalist writing about PCs, Macs and games. Many MacBook Pro owners still lament the passing of the ...

When Apple discontinued the 13-inch MacBook Pro, it marked the end of the line for the Touch Bar. Apple may never make the Touch Bar again, but fortunately, the folks at Eniac have taken on the task ...

With the 2016 MacBook Pro models, Apple introduced the Touch Bar, a small multi-touch display available above the keyboard. The Touch Bar replaced the function row of keys and added dynamic buttons ...

The Touch Bar was a controversial Apple creation, to say the least. But the now-discontinued MacBook Pro feature is being revised, in a way, through a new Kickstarter campaign for a more versatile ...

A few years after Apple stopped shipping MacBook Pro models with a Touch Bar, a startup called ENIAC is banking on the idea that the reason Apple’s version proved unpopular wasn’t because the idea ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Flexbar might succeed where Apple’s Touch Bar failed with more customizability, including an app for ...

I was a fan of the late, lamented (well, by some, anyway) Touch Bar. Now there’s a Kickstarter campaign to introduce its kinda-successor. Here’s how it’s described in the Kickstart campaign: The ...