Turning a MacBook into a Touchscreen with $1 of HardwareWe turned a MacBook into a touchscreen using only $1 of hardware and a little bit of computer vision. The proof-of-concept, dubbed “Project Sistine” after our recreation of the famous painting in the Sistine Chapel, was prototyped by me, Kevin, Guillermo, and Logan in about 16 hours. The basic principle behind Sistine is simple. Surfaces viewed from an angle tend to look shiny, and you can tell if
