![]() Apple, like other tech companies, files and receives countless patents each year for products that never materialize. ![]() And yet, I'm dumbfounded by this news.įirst, let me say, I don’t expect near future MacBooks to have a solid-state keyboard. If Apple's patent ever translates into an actual product, I'll be the first in line with my credit card. And in a futurist twist, as John Loeffler explained, "That means if you're doing data entry into a spreadsheet, you can set up a Numpad into one of the SSK's regions or wipe away the keys to turn it into a drawing surface for graphics design tasks. " Instead of replacing those seldom-used function keys as Touch Bar does, the patented touch panel would replace everything you see right now on your MacBook Pro keyboard. Essentially a flat glass surface, the keyboard sounds every bit like Touch Bar, but on a massive scale. For a touch panel to workĪs 9to5Mac was the first to point out, Apple has been granted a patent on a MacBook with a solid-state keyboard (SSK). That didn’t happen and now we’re left to ponder Apple’s head-scratching newest patent. In the end, it was up to Apple to promote the hell out of the feature, make it better through tweaks, and convince not just MacBook Pro users why it was beneficial. That’s not at all sexy, especially when there’s a learning curve involved. At its core, Touch Bar offers a new way to perform existing, everyday tasks.
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