Hacked MacBook reborn as a tablet

Here's a clever repurposing of an older MacBook. Matt of Enigma Penguin took it upon himself to convert the MacBook into a touch-based tablet with interesting results.

After taking the MacBook apart and removing non-functional hardware, Matt ordered a third-party touchscreen. Once it arrived, he removed the MacBook's original display and cut the lid to accommodate the touchscreen. After fiddling with drivers and other finalities, he's got the thing up and running. It's even using Ink, the Mac OS X input alternative.

Nice work, Matt! It reminds us of the Axiotron ModBook, but of course, this is much cheaper.

[Via PC World]
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