This is what I want...
Here why...
Like many of you, I have an Intel MacBook Pro. It's pretty awesome, but one day, I'm going to want a newer, faster MacBook, but it looks like those are not going to come with the TouchBars we've become accustomed to. So WE will be bereft of all the awesome BTT shortcuts we've become accustomed to.
I, for one, would really like to get an external board with a touchbar strip, but you can't buy one. Surprisingly, there are no external keyboards on the market with touchscreen strips.
With a BTT keyboard, we could finally get the FN keys and Touchbar above them that MacBook users have always wanted.
Also, it's damn near impossible to accomplish good ergonomic positioning with a laptop alone. Using a laptop for dozens of hours a week guarantees eventual head, neck, and shoulder pain issues (this can be kept at bay with mobility exercises, stretching, yoga, and a standing desk, but these are band-aid fixes, not solutions). You need your laptop or monitor on a rising stand at eye level with an external keyboard below it for good ergonomics and to avoid the eventual transition into a Golum-like posture.
It seems to me that this is a great business growth opportunity for BTT/Folivora; eventually, nobody is going to use MacBooks with Touchbars.
- It would dramatically expand the potential customer base of BTT/Folivora from the relatively small group of Touchbar fans to many millions of gamers, designers, creatives, developers - and Windows users, potentially.
- I could see this sort of product raising six or even seven figures in a crowdfunding campaign - a good idea to validate the market demand for it.
- Premium keyboards run $200-$300, which is what I would expect to pay for a BTT keyboard (maybe even more, as it would enhance my productivity).
Hope you do it, @Andreas_Hegenberg
yes that happens often.