{"id":42347,"date":"2024-03-05T15:41:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T20:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=42347"},"modified":"2024-06-10T10:02:57","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T14:02:57","slug":"macpad-hybrid-mac-ipad-laptop-and-tablet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/05\/macpad-hybrid-mac-ipad-laptop-and-tablet\/","title":{"rendered":"MacPad: Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macstories.net\/stories\/macpad-how-i-created-the-hybrid-mac-ipad-laptop-and-tablet-that-apple-wont-make\/\">Federico Viticci<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/news.ycombinator.com\/item?id=39592288\">Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macstories.net\/stories\/macpad-how-i-created-the-hybrid-mac-ipad-laptop-and-tablet-that-apple-wont-make\/\"><p>The concept behind the video was fascinating: if a Vision Pro can provide you with a virtual display for your Mac, can you physically remove the display from a MacBook and continue using it in &ldquo;headless&rdquo; mode with a Vision Pro or other external monitors? The answer is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QUa_pPUbpGQ\">yes<\/a>.<\/p><p>That video planted an idea in my brain that I couldn&rsquo;t get rid of. I could see myself working with that type of accessory; removing the screen from my MacBook Air would make it even lighter to carry around and put on my lap; it would also mean I could get rid of the standalone Magic Keyboard and Trackpad on my desk and just use the remaining part of the MacBook Air for input with my Studio Display.<\/p><p>[&#8230;]<\/p><p>You see, I&rsquo;d been thinking about creating a headless MacBook Air and relying on Universal Control, but I was only considering one side of the story &#x2013; the Mac-to-Vision Pro side. It was only when I remembered that Mac-to-iPad Universal Control and Sidecar also existed that everything clicked:<\/p><p>I didn&rsquo;t just want to make a headless MacBook anymore. I had to figure out how to combine the MacBook Air and iPad Pro into a single machine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2022\/05\/31\/rediscovering-the-mac\/\">Rediscovering the Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/11\/19\/big-sur-not-preparing-for-touch-macs\/\">Big Sur Not &ldquo;Preparing&rdquo; for Touch Macs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/08\/ipad-desk-mode\/\">iPad Desk Mode<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/21\/beyond-the-tablet\/\">Beyond the Tablet: Seven Years of iPad as My Main Computer<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federico Viticci (Hacker News): The concept behind the video was fascinating: if a Vision Pro can provide you with a virtual display for your Mac, can you physically remove the display from a MacBook and continue using it in &ldquo;headless&rdquo; mode with a Vision Pro or other external monitors? 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