New Magic Mouse and Magic Keyboard?

[Benz63amg]

If a redesigned iMac is released, should we expect a redesigned Magic Mouse and magic keyboard?

 

[pldelisle]

Peripherals aren’t due for a redesign. Maybe the magic mouse with its charging port underneath but I doubt it will be within the next two years.

 

[petsk]

Touch ID on AS Macs could possible be a reason for redesign. I don’t think all Macs will get Face ID, like the Mini and Mac Pro?

 

[Benz63amg]

Peripherals aren’t due for a redesign. Maybe the magic mouse with its charging port underneath but I doubt it will be within the next two years.

What if they were to make a new magic keyboard with TouchId built in? That would be amazing

 

[afd]

That would be a useful ipad accessory also.

 

[pldelisle]

Touch ID on AS Macs could possible be a reason for redesign. I don’t think all Macs will get Face ID, like the Mini and Mac Pro?

Desktop will never have Touch ID. This imply embedding a T1/T2 chip into the keyboard, ensure communication between computer and keyboard is secured ... increase price of keyboard... It's a lot easier on laptops than desktops.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

Desktop will never have Touch ID. This imply embedding a T1/T2 chip into the keyboard, ensure communication between computer and keyboard is secured ... increase price of keyboard... It's a lot easier on laptops than desktops.

It’d be an open invitation to hack the protocols used to enable user access via a signal from the T2 chip. Apple would have to design a slimmed down Tx chip, as the T2 chip handles SSD access, FileVault encryption, and video en/decoding, on top of whatever else it does. That would be massively overkill for a keyboard.

 

[Benz63amg]

Desktop will never have Touch ID. This imply embedding a T1/T2 chip into the keyboard, ensure communication between computer and keyboard is secured ... increase price of keyboard... It's a lot easier on laptops than desktops.

But the keyboard for the iPad is already about $300, Current magic keyboard with full numeric keypad is 150$, Perhaps Apple could design a new magic keyboard for the iMac with TouchID for 300$ as well which is double the cost of the current magic keyboard but would be totally worth 300$

 

[pldelisle]

But the keyboard for the iPad is already about $300, Current magic keyboard with full numeric keypad is 150$, Perhaps Apple could design a new magic keyboard for the iMac with TouchID for 300$ as well which is double the cost of the current magic keyboard but would be totally worth 300$

And nobody will be willing to pay 300$ for a keyboard, even if it supports Touch ID. Anyway, power users don't use Apple keyboard. Most use mechanical keyboard or third party keyboard.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

And nobody will be willing to pay 300$ for a keyboard, even if it supports Touch ID. Anyway, power users don't use Apple keyboard. Most use mechanical keyboard or third party keyboard.

Wish I still had my model M. Used this thing at work for well over 10 years.

 

[pldelisle]

Wish I still had my model M. Used this thing at work for well over 10 years.

I use DAS Keyboard. Cherry Blue Mx keys.

 

[petsk]

Desktop will never have Touch ID. This imply embedding a T1/T2 chip into the keyboard, ensure communication between computer and keyboard is secured ... increase price of keyboard... It's a lot easier on laptops than desktops.

Oops

 

[Benz63amg]

Oops

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