Recon the next MBP will have a digital keyboard??

[scottlu13]

Anyone think the next MBP will have a digital keyboard like the iPad? so 2 screens, bottom screen being the keyboard and multi-touch trackpad?

Could still use a normal keyboard through bluetooth ect...

Im hoping so!

 

[spinnerlys]

That would throw of many touch typists and would decrease battery life immensely.

Thus I hope not touch interface for now.

 

[r.j.s]

I doubt it. The physical keyboard is here to stay for a while yet.

 

[Hisdem]

I like tactile feedback for fast and blind typing. I can't type while looking at the screen or any other thing in a touch screen. At least not yet.

 

[Pascal2000]

Why would they do that?
Why would a touchscreen keyboard be more effective as a normal one?

 

[Merkava_4]

The keyboard is here to stay until they perfect the brain to computer interface - which they're working on right now.

In the meantime, girls with small hands and narrow fingers with be superior to any of us male types.

 

[mulo]

while a touch interface could be wicked it wouldn't be practical at all

 

[Str8edgepunker]

The day this happens is the day that I never buy a mac again. EVER.

Thankfully this has yet to happen.

 

[sadcamper]

That would definitely deter me from buying...I highly doubt they'd make a move that drastic.

Now a half-imac-half-ipad touchscreen desktop-thingy I could see.

 

[bamf]

I think I remember seeing a patent on PatentlyApple (I think) where Apple was looking at haptic feedback on a glass surface. I believe the surface would rise slightly to give the feel of a keyboard while still remaining "smooth".

For me that would be terrible I think, but it is something that could happen one day.

 

[TJones]

Wouldn't that be like putting chrome wheels on a pickup truck?

 

[bamf]

Wouldn't that be like putting chrome wheels on a pickup truck?

People do that a lot though sadly. And off topic, but why do people bother dropping a pickup truck - anyway, I digress.

 

[LocoStrange]

Why not just buy two ipads and connect a hinge to them??

 

[nwcs]

It'd be far more expensive than a regular keyboard. So it won't be happening.

 

[GGJstudios]

Why not go virtual?

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[amarcus]

Not a chance.

The Macbook Pro and OS X will never evolve in such a way. Instead they will retain the same elements and become a niche for professionals. iOS and iPad derivatives will then take over fulfilling the needs of the everyday consumer.

Adam

 

[CaoCao]

HELL NO!

I would be forced to dump apple if they went this way