Maybe the next gen MK will be waterproof..
Apple lodged a new design patent back in march for debris & water-proof keyboard.
Flat on the surface and may double as a trackpad, but still use a mechanical keys (has travel)
Its likely for next gen smart keyboard folio as well.
But as you know most patents don’t make it to see lights of day 🙂🙃
Two weeks ago, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that related to a possible future keyboard with a new design. It also covered a keyboard accessory that could flexibly fit over Apple's conventional keyboards for a MacBook, an iPad Pro keyboard or a...
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Extra: The patent for MK metal hinges were granted last June 2019.. and made it to life 🙂🙃
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 34 newly granted patents for Apple Inc. today. In this particular report we cover three granted patent. The first granted patent is titled "Hinge assembly with layered friction elements" which covers a next-gen hinge system...
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