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Evidence in Trademark Filing Points to MacBook OLED Panel Officially Called 'Magic Toolbar'

stevemiller said:
im definitely happy to be getting new macs, but I'm really indifferent to this "magic toolbar". I've always operated computers using muscle memory, I don't look down at my hands. Changing the function controls to something that requires visual attention to me feels like a step back.

Granted we haven't seen the final implementation, so maybe they'll have an elegant solution, but I still haven't seen a forecasted use case that actually would improve my computing experience. I guess it will *look* slick and futuristic?
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I think that app by app you would just develop additional muscle memory.
 
Pakaku said:
The touch panel, coupled with the disgustingly-shallow keyboard, really comes across as a passive-aggressive attempt to make the laptop into an iPad without actually being an iPad. But maybe that's just me.
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They keyboard isn't actually that shallow. It a photo of the keyboard taken from the top and twisted and distorted to fit the laptop orientation in an existing image. That's why there is literally no depth to the keys in the picture.
 
bbeagle said:
Actually, most technology today works like magic. I bet very few people have the knowledge to explain how cell phones and software works.
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British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke formulated three prediction-related adages that are known as Clarke's three laws, of which the third law is the best known and most widely cited:

1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
 
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Mailia said:
They'll make the case a bit slimmer, take out a few ports and replace the footprint of those ports with battery. But don't worry, same battery life as before.
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Ok, i keep reading about a possible Gold option, doesn't that require them to remove the light up Apple logo on the back? not sure how i feel about that, these colour options might not be a good idea for professional users, they may not want it. It will be interesting to see what Apple announce next week, i have a 2001 MacBook Pro that i might update from IF the 2016 MacBook Pro is a big enough update.
 
OldSchoolMacGuy said:
That's gonna happen. You may not like it but Apple believes that the keyboard they put in the new MacBook is the way to go and they're almost certainly going to go that direction with the new one.

People hate every new keyboard Apple comes along with and have since the beginning. Then they get use to it, love it, and when they change to a new one some people cry. The cycle repeats itself again.
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I for one can't stand the MacBook keyboard. I thought i would get used to it but i haven't. I deal with it but I don't like it. If they change to that keyboard on the new 13" and 15", then I will just keep what I have.
 
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Yes, magic is so overused.

Certainly, it won't be able to truly read your mind (now that would be magical).

However, Apple could deem it "magical" if the keys contextually changes after you select a specific tool, say in Photoshop. So in essence, anticipating what you might want to do next.
 
Wonders about "magic battery life"?

It was nice to reread the article and notice that MR now includes the potential refresh of Minis and Mac Pros; which I hope won't just be potential but true.
 
keysofanxiety said:
Everything in this world is magic, except to the magician. :)
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isn't this what everyone wanted when they ask apple for change? I Felt the current so called 'old'/'ancient' design is better than any new competitor designs, it is ergonomic and built for productivity, yet people want their 'toy' to change, and like sheeps they keep asking apple for update update, i mean for f's sake, what's wrong with current built/design?

Sure I can see that maybe a new cou/gpu refresh was necessary and making the laptop lighter, but stuff like this? maybe if its really going to add to the general user's productivity, otherwise its junk.
 
I've just read a few articles that mention the new trackpad on the 2016 MacBook Pro will allow the Apple Pencil to be used, this could be a very good idea for designers but I'm not sure how it would appeal to the majority. That's if the rumour is even true. I think the Pencil was designed for use with the iPad Pro and not the Mac.
 
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arggg14 said:
Magic= computer hardware and 1's and 0's.
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Magic always has an explanation, whether we know what it is or not. Even in fiction there is at least an assumed logical underpinning of the forces that the magic calls upon.

So what really makes computers, electricity, the harnessing of radio waves etc. different from magic? Nothing really. In a very literal way Scientists and engineers are magicians.
 
This will be a welcome addition. More worried about the specs of the computer though. I think this tool bar will definitely bring in some new customers though, as it's a "cool new thing".
 
I wonder can this "magic toolbar" be used in word processing software like word etc. for predictive text. The different options would appear across the bar as you type. That would be very handy in my opinion.
 
I've nothing against the "Magic toolbar". I just wish they'd actually replace the whole keyboard with a huge oled panel if they're going to make it useless. At least that way it'd be cool AND useless. And they could shave off half a millimeter more off the keyboard. Did you hear, Apple. THINNER! (I know you can't resist that)
 
bitslap47 said:
Oooh "Magic Toolbar" :) That sounds expensive...

Wonder if there is developer API access.

I'd love to be able to have a custom Avatar or Image of some sort somewhere as well just for vanity sake.
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If Apple has ever been even remotely serious about eliminating things due to "wasting battery life" then there is absolutely no way that API access would be allowed except for relevant operations, which wouldn't be many.

bbeagle said:
Actually, most technology today works like magic. I bet very few people have the knowledge to explain how cell phones and software works.
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Well, there's no profit in doing so. For a dozen or more reasons, for which profit or even profiteering are the bottom of the list, nobody should be surprised about anything right now.
 
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