Dev builds Mac app that blurs your screen using AirPods head tracking when you look away
SumitGup · x · 2026-09-14
Inspired by the iPhone's attention-aware features, a developer built a Mac app that blurs the side of your screen when you're not facing your laptop, hiding what you're working on from people nearby. It uses AirPods head tracking to detect your orientation — a neat one-person project chaining consumer hardware into a new system-level capability.
- Trigger: screen blurs when your face/attention leaves the display
- Sensor: AirPods head tracking
- Use case: privacy in public/office spaces
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