A recently published Apple patent application, entitled “Transparent Keycaps,” hints at how the company might use transparent glass keycaps to improve the MacBook’s keyboard durability. The patent acknowledges the difficulties inherent in trying to design a keyboard that is both thin and durable: A pleasing exterior appearance of an electronic device is often difficult to […]
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A newly published patent application hints that Apple may be developing new keyboard input methods, such as multi-function keys, and touch strips, for its mobile device. The patent is geared at the keyboards for smaller portable devices, wherein the size of the UX methods “remains an issue.” The patent, entitled “Portable Computing Input Devices and […]
If you snagged a brand new iPad Pro and also happened to pick up AppleCare+ with it, you can extend the coverage to your accessories, including the new Magic Keyboard: Per Cult of Mac: Apple says “AppleCare+ extends your iPad, Apple Pencil, and Apple-branded iPad keyboard coverage and includes up to two incidents of accidental […]
The cool cats at iFixit have published a teardown of the 2020 MacBook Air and noted that it’s definitely more repairable than its predecessor. The MacBook Air was last redesigned in 2018, which included changes such as the problematic butterfly keyboard. The 2020 MacBook Air features a number of changes such as a move back […]
A new report published on Thursday posits that Apple may be planning to introduce an iPad keyboard complete with a built-in trackpad. While Apple has traditionally offered a Bluetooth keyboard for its iPads, iOS 13 added support for Bluetooth mice and keyboards. This latest rumor could tie into a previous rumor that the next Smart Keyboard could […]