I dont get the indicators that its a new product. These guys look like they have been doing this since 2014: http://www.drawattention.co
Whiteboard sticker for your laptop
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Re: Whiteboard sticker for your laptop
#72When I had a non-unibody Macbook Pro, I would actually doodle with a dry-erase marker directly onto my (glass) screen. This was handy for making small annotations as I was pondering designs, PCB layouts, etc. Unfortunately for my screen-doodling habit, new MacBooks have some kind of coating (AR? Oleophobic?) that causes the marker's fluid to bead up, ruining the effect.
Cliff Stoll (the Cuckoo's Egg / Klein bottle guy) used to write on his CRT screen too -- obviously a long time ago when I saw it.
Re: Whiteboard sticker for your laptop
#73I think this is a really good idea, but if you look on eBay you can buy a 200cm by 45cm (~ 78.7 in by 17.7in) vinyl whiteboard sticker for $5. You could buy this, trim it down and use it on a handful of laptops at a significantly cheaper cost. There are lots of other listings for "whiteboard vinyl sticker" but here is the $5 one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Vinyl-Wall-Sticker-Removable-Whi... Also, I wonder if a "whi…
>I think this is a really good idea
Is it? Either you're looking at the whiteboard or at the screen. If the laptop is open, you can push it closed if you write on the back. If it is closed, you don't want to press too hard lest you damage the screen.
Why not just use a piece of paper?
Re: Whiteboard sticker for your laptop
#74Now you can tell applicants that yes they will be coding on a laptop during the interview.
Re: Whiteboard sticker for your laptop
#75I think it's a terrible idea. First, marker ink would be smudge all over backpack. Second, it's on the other side of the laptop! You wrote an algorithm on sketchcase and want to implement it. Well, now you have turn your laptop around every time too see it.
"Terrible" is pretty harsh and there are wet-erase markers that don't smudge.
You can come up with holes for any product. I think this is pretty clever and I bet people will buy it.
Re: Whiteboard sticker for your laptop
#76I think it's a terrible idea. First, marker ink would be smudge all over backpack. Second, it's on the other side of the laptop! You wrote an algorithm on sketchcase and want to implement it. Well, now you have turn your laptop around every time too see it.
A good solution would be just carry a little whiteboard separated. You can even put that sticker on some table and use it.
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#77I think it's a terrible idea. First, marker ink would be smudge all over backpack. Second, it's on the other side of the laptop! You wrote an algorithm on sketchcase and want to implement it. Well, now you have turn your laptop around every time too see it.
> Well, now you have turn your laptop around every time too see it.
You can probably use the sticker to cover the screen instead, that should put it on the correct side. :)
Re: Whiteboard sticker for your laptop
#78I think this is a really good idea, but if you look on eBay you can buy a 200cm by 45cm (~ 78.7 in by 17.7in) vinyl whiteboard sticker for $5. You could buy this, trim it down and use it on a handful of laptops at a significantly cheaper cost. There are lots of other listings for "whiteboard vinyl sticker" but here is the $5 one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Vinyl-Wall-Sticker-Removable-Whi... Also, I wonder if a "whi…
Not to mention that magnets cause even Macbooks with SSD drives to enter sleep mode. Try it with an iPhone or iPad, or any other device with a magnet (as others have indicated, don't do this if your hd isn't solid state).
Re: Whiteboard sticker for your laptop
#79Cool idea, but you might want to revise your messaging:
"I could make one for them but making them by hand is REALLY time consuming."
"Handcrafted by Charles Han"
Re: Whiteboard sticker for your laptop
#80I think this is a really good idea, but if you look on eBay you can buy a 200cm by 45cm (~ 78.7 in by 17.7in) vinyl whiteboard sticker for $5. You could buy this, trim it down and use it on a handful of laptops at a significantly cheaper cost. There are lots of other listings for "whiteboard vinyl sticker" but here is the $5 one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Vinyl-Wall-Sticker-Removable-Whi... Also, I wonder if a "whi…
>I think this is a really good idea Is it? Either you're looking at the whiteboard or at the screen. If the laptop is open, you can push it closed if you write on the back. If it is closed, you don't want to press too hard lest you damage the screen. Why not just use a piece of paper?
Okay, is there some dissonance I'm not picking up on here in this thread? The item is sitting at 220+ votes, at the top of HN right now and looking at the timeline, it appears the only reason this is on sale is because people begged the author to sell them.
And in the thread... a bunch of people suggesting "Why not just DIY?", "Why not paper?", "It's useless on the back" etc.
This is obviously a popular item. Maybe some introspection?