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Marty_Macfly

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Hi All,


Interesting read




Extract:
Looking at Apple’s latest patent, there could be some major changes in the future. Titled “Linkage assembly for a portable electronic device,” it describes a method to lift up the keyboard of a Mac laptop to a more ergonomically friendly position. Malcolm Owen reports:”


"Rather than creating a kickstand underneath, Apple goes down a more engineered route that involves keeping the main base of the MacBook on the surface that it is resting on. Instead, the top surface of the MacBook can instead raise up.

"Apple envisions the display to raise up along with the keyboard, so it is always in view by the user. The bottom of the display will always meet the top of the keyboard, regardless of how it is raised.”


Regards
Martin
 
Do remember that thousands of patents are filed by companies, to essentially jot their ideas down. I wouldn't get to excited yet. Could simply be for the Touch Bar too, raising it, so it is always able to be seen.
 
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Hi All,


Interesting read




Extract:
Looking at Apple’s latest patent, there could be some major changes in the future. Titled “Linkage assembly for a portable electronic device,” it describes a method to lift up the keyboard of a Mac laptop to a more ergonomically friendly position. Malcolm Owen reports:”


"Rather than creating a kickstand underneath, Apple goes down a more engineered route that involves keeping the main base of the MacBook on the surface that it is resting on. Instead, the top surface of the MacBook can instead raise up.

"Apple envisions the display to raise up along with the keyboard, so it is always in view by the user. The bottom of the display will always meet the top of the keyboard, regardless of how it is raised.”


Regards
Martin

Forbes is a contributor network - articles are written by independent third-party contractors of unverified veracity.

For example, just a few days ago, the same contributor seems to have only just discovered the Apple refurb store, and has written a ‘stunning exposé’:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewansp...discount-sale-intel-arm-problem/#56b8c2715675

So a unverified hack takes one of a thousand patent applications and posts it to Forbes for profit.

Yeah....no.
 
Tilted keyboards are not more ergonomic, despite headline writers’ claims. The comments on that piece have it right.
 
Hiya all,


Gosh, talk about shutting down a discussion. 🤣

Just because its not a dead cert, these patents, it doesn’t mean we should not talk about it for fear of people rejecting out of hand.

If we want dead certs we should just look at ordering catalogues. Bit of a boring and closed mind perspective that.


Cheers
Martin
 
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Where I’m looking from is:


1. If apple can work out a way to do this that actually works in practice, then thats great.

2. It good to see a company thinking outside the box, rather than build in the same format as everyone else, as thats the easiest and quickest way to get “new” products out to sell and make quick profits.

3. The Magic keyboard on the Ipad is turning out awesome for me. If they can translate that out of box thinking into a Macbook, with a smaller footprint on the table and lap, then that will be brilliant.

- The Ipad screen bring brought up and towards me really helps.
- The weight distribution is very clever
- Hopefully with the Mac, if the tech is on the base, then the weight could be kept down - that truly will be magic :)



Best Wishes
Martin
 
A lot of these patent applications are defensive in nature - in other words, a company has an idea and will patent it even though they are nowhere near actually developing it. That gives them legal standing if another company tries to appropriate all or some of the work contained within. For that reason, I wouldn't read too much into this report as an indicator of where Apple is heading, especially when the article comes from a Forbes freelancer.
 
A lot of these patent applications are defensive in nature - in other words, a company has an idea and will patent it even though they are nowhere near actually developing it. That gives them legal standing if another company tries to appropriate all or some of the work contained within. For that reason, I wouldn't read too much into this report as an indicator of where Apple is heading, especially when the article comes from a Forbes freelancer.

Hi D,

Ahhhh got it! :)

Seems like a lot of paperwork

Cheers
Martin
 
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