James Lockman:
This small driver enables the Griffin PowerMate, a nifty little
device from days gone by. What does the PowerMate do? It is a knob
that you can twist or that you can press. That’s it. It also has a
blue LED in the base that can change intensity based on what
you’re doing.When it was released, it was intended to assist video and audio
production by adding a scrollable knob to your desktop. Of
course, modern controllers exist that offer many more literal
bells and whistles, but there is something… quaint… about
this early device.
I never bought a PowerMate but I was always on the cusp. I didn’t have a need for it all but it just seemed cool. What a fun idea to create a modern driver. (Lockman credits Cursor Agent as a co-contributor, so this probably wouldn’t have happened if not for AI coding.)
