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CES 2022: Kensington Launching Privacy Screens for MacBook Pros With Notch

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As part of CES 2022, accessory maker Kensington today announced that it will be introducing a new line of MagPro privacy screens for the latest 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models. Pricing and availability details were not disclosed.

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Kensington said the new privacy screens attach to the MacBook Pro with magnets and narrow the field of vision to +/- 30 degrees so that a person looking from off to the side only sees a dark screen, helping to ensure that sensitive information remains private. The privacy screens have a cutout for the notch on the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro and feature a reversible design with matte or glossy viewing options.

Kensington also announced last month that its StudioDock now supports the 2021 version of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro, which is 0.5mm thicker than the 2020 model as a result of its Liquid Retina XDR display with mini-LED backlighting.


The StudioDock is an iPad Pro docking station with built-in iPhone and AirPods wireless charging and an optional Apple Watch charger. A recipient of a CES 2021 Innovation Award, the StudioDock expands an iPad Pro's connectivity with three USB-A ports, one USB-C port, one HDMI 2.0 port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an SD card reader, and a Gigabit Ethernet port. It is also compatible with the 11-inch iPad Pro and the latest iPad Air.

Article Link: CES 2022: Kensington Launching Privacy Screens for MacBook Pros With Notch
 
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TheYayAreaLiving ? said:
Why not just cover the notch with the privacy screen protector? Why is there a notch cut out when there’s no Face ID? ??
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Why cover the notch at all? A light comes on if it is in use. No hack can stop the light.

I don't know what privacy screens are for. I saw a manager using one once and she was a paranoid nut. No stranger is going to read your screen from a 45% angle and both to remember everything you wrote. You can shout 'I"m going to rob a bank' in the middle of a busy room and people won't give a damn.
 
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I have a feeling there's going to be a software update today for OS Monterey.12.2...beta 2..Anyone know about this in the USA..we don't get the software update here in Canada until 1pm
 
metapunk2077fail said:
Why cover the notch at all? A light comes on if it is in use. No hack can stop the light.

I don't know what privacy screens are for. I saw a manager using one once and she was a paranoid nut. No stranger is going to read your screen from a 45% angle and both to remember everything you wrote. You can shout 'I"m going to rob a bank' in the middle of a busy room and people won't give a damn.
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Even the most trivial personal stuff can feel embarrassing when typing it on an airplane with some rando sitting next to you. It really just fulfills the purpose of giving you privacy, it's not for top secret information.
 
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metapunk2077fail said:
Why cover the notch at all? A light comes on if it is in use. No hack can stop the light.

I don't know what privacy screens are for. I saw a manager using one once and she was a paranoid nut. No stranger is going to read your screen from a 45% angle and both to remember everything you wrote. You can shout 'I"m going to rob a bank' in the middle of a busy room and people won't give a damn.
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You don’t know many teachers or medical professionals for 2 examples if you cant figure out good uses for privacy screens…
 
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metapunk2077fail said:
Why cover the notch at all? A light comes on if it is in use. No hack can stop the light.

I don't know what privacy screens are for. I saw a manager using one once and she was a paranoid nut. No stranger is going to read your screen from a 45% angle and both to remember everything you wrote. You can shout 'I"m going to rob a bank' in the middle of a busy room and people won't give a damn.
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These days you need only to film the fingers taping and few lines of code and hop!
 
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metapunk2077fail said:
Why cover the notch at all? A light comes on if it is in use. No hack can stop the light.

I don't know what privacy screens are for. I saw a manager using one once and she was a paranoid nut. No stranger is going to read your screen from a 45% angle and both to remember everything you wrote. You can shout 'I"m going to rob a bank' in the middle of a busy room and people won't give a damn.
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Lol I was thinking the same thing. Look at porn in the privacy of your own home!
 
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TheYayAreaLiving ? said:
The camera can pass the screen protector it’s just a protected shield on top of it. Have had it for iPhone and iPads never had any issues.
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This is a privacy protector, it has more layers (to make the display not be visible at an angle) than a traditional protector... this means the camera won't look good when you're not exactly in front of the display

as for having a cutout just for the camera, and not the whole notch - that's purely for aesthetics
 
metapunk2077fail said:
Why cover the notch at all? A light comes on if it is in use. No hack can stop the light.

I don't know what privacy screens are for. I saw a manager using one once and she was a paranoid nut. No stranger is going to read your screen from a 45% angle and both to remember everything you wrote. You can shout 'I"m going to rob a bank' in the middle of a busy room and people won't give a damn.
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Fly and work on a plane much? I don't need a photographic memory when I have a camera and zoom lens on my phone.
 
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metapunk2077fail said:
Why cover the notch at all? A light comes on if it is in use. No hack can stop the light.

I don't know what privacy screens are for. I saw a manager using one once and she was a paranoid nut. No stranger is going to read your screen from a 45% angle and both to remember everything you wrote. You can shout 'I"m going to rob a bank' in the middle of a busy room and people won't give a damn.
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jarman92 said:
Lol I was thinking the same thing. Look at porn in the privacy of your own home!
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Are you guys being serious?
 
Really I can't understand how much this world could seems dumb.
Decades ago everyone of us millennials became blind in 15" CRT/TFT monitor for desktop pc/Mac, then we became blind with 12/14/15" TFT/LCD monitor on portable pc/Mac, now we're searching of make blind our children with 12" monitor on desktop replacement for tablet.
I don't know if anyone of us became blind, but I'm sure most of us became dumb.
Years ago we work on 15" Cinema Display, then on 21/23 and (richest among us)30" Cinema HD Display, then 27" Apple Display (with mirror screen), now we must spent hours to use a tablet (something build to use a little bit different respect a desktop monitor 45") like a desktop replacement.
Believe me, our children seen us like we seen decades ago grand parents going crazy with Atari.
I hopes millennials will be a little more smart than previous gens, but it seems me we are the black hole of humanity.
 
torontotim said:
Fly and work on a plane much? I don't need a photographic memory when I have a camera and zoom lens on my phone.
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Flew so many times I can't count it. I don't think anyone gives a **** what I'm reading or typing. Why are you taking photos of people's screens?
 
OliOliOliOli said:
These days you need only to film the fingers taping and few lines of code and hop!
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I mean, if someone at work is trying to watch your type your password then maybe that person needs to be dealt with in a HR department :D

Which reminds me.

Why isn't Touch ID fully system wide yet?
 
metapunk2077fail said:
I mean, if someone at work is trying to watch your type your password then maybe that person needs to be dealt with in a HR department :D

Which reminds me.

Why isn't Touch ID fully system wide yet?
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I was more thinking about what your are typing, like secret messages!
Every good hackers know that the most use password is … password ?
 
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