Key Takeaways
- SoundSlide is a $15 touch-sensitive USB-C system for adjusting laptop audio.
- It may be 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 would like you possibly 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 permits you to regulate your laptop’s quantity with a single swipe. It is suitable with macOS, Home windows and Linux, and prices $15. Nevertheless, there are a number of questions that have to be requested a few system like this.
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What is the level of SoundSlide?
This system may be 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 does not require any drivers. When plugged into your laptop, it acts as a USB keyboard, and integrates together with your laptop immediately. From there, you’ll be able to regulate the quantity in your laptop by swiping left or proper on its contact delicate interface. A configuration web page can be out there for the system that permits you to regulate its contact sensitivity and customise gestures like muting/unmuting your laptop computer.
…in case you miss having a quantity wheel in your
keyboard
, this can be 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 enchantment of wanting a extra intuitive approach of adjusting the quantity in your laptop computer with out having to achieve for the perform keys.
Was this an issue that desperately wanted fixing? No. Having to sacrifice a USB-C port for it may be an excessive amount of to ask, however in case you miss having a quantity wheel in your keyboard, this can be a system that may fill that void. Alternatively, you’ll be able to simply press the quantity keys in your laptop computer like most individuals do or choose up a keyboard that has a quantity wheel/dial on it.
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