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You can now put a Nyan Cat on your MacBook’s TouchBar

Finally, the TouchBar has a purpose.

 

Mike Wehner

Tech

Posted on Nov 7, 2016   Updated on May 25, 2021, 3:37 pm CDT

Why is it that whenever a new piece of technology comes out, it instantly becomes just another platform for memes? Oh yeah, because memes are great. Here’s a MacBook with a Nyan Cat on its TouchBar. 

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When Apple announced it line of new MacBooks last month, it positioned the TouchBar as its primary selling point. But it’s up to app makers and developers to actually find a useful way to implement the long slender touchscreen. 

One developer did just that, but his creation doesn’t enhance any apps or make the MacBook any more useful; it simply adds a great deal of charm to the device. Instead of populating the TouchBar with links or shortcuts to various features, the bar is completely taken over by a colorful, animate Nyan Cat. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7Or2M7XUb4

The creator, Vatsaev Aslan, has uploaded the code to GitHub, so anyone with a new MacBook Pro can give their new, pricey notebook some adorable flair. 

H/T BoingBoing

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*First Published: Nov 7, 2016, 3:14 pm CST