Key Takeaways
- SoundSlide is a $15 touch-sensitive USB-C system for adjusting laptop audio.
- It is perhaps addressing an issue not many individuals have, however may curiosity those that miss quantity wheels.
- The system is plug-and-play and works on macOS, Home windows and Linux.
Do you hate having to individually press the quantity up and down keys in your laptop computer’s keyboard? Do you want you can simply use a slider to regulate your quantity swiftly and extra precisely? If that’s the case, this new USB-C accessory may curiosity you — or appear utterly pointless to you.
SoundSlide is a touch-sensitive USB-C system that allows you to alter your laptop’s quantity with a single swipe. It is appropriate with macOS, Home windows and Linux, and prices $15. Nevertheless, there are a number of questions that should be requested a few system like this.
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What is the level of SoundSlide?
This system is perhaps fixing an issue not many individuals have
SoundSlide is designed to make adjusting the quantity in your laptop extra handy. However in a world the place laptops are getting more and more thinner and lack many USB-C ports, is it value sacrificing one for this system?
The system is plug-and-play and would not require any drivers. When plugged into your laptop, it acts as a USB keyboard, and integrates along with your laptop immediately. From there, you may alter the quantity in your laptop by swiping left or proper on its contact delicate interface. A configuration web page can be accessible for the system that allows you to alter its contact sensitivity and customise gestures like muting/unmuting your laptop computer.
…in the event you miss having a quantity wheel in your
keyboard
, it is a system that may fill that void.
I personally use a dial on my Razer Huntsman Elite keyboard to regulate the audio on my PC on a regular basis, so I can perceive the attraction of wanting a extra intuitive approach of adjusting the quantity in your laptop computer with out having to succeed in for the perform keys.
Was this an issue that desperately wanted fixing? No. Having to sacrifice a USB-C port for it is perhaps an excessive amount of to ask, however in the event you miss having a quantity wheel in your keyboard, it is a system that may fill that void. Alternatively, you may simply press the quantity keys in your laptop computer like most individuals do or decide up a keyboard that has a quantity wheel/dial on it.
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