

Could Apple ditch the keyboard entirely for a multi-force-touch surface?

Whether or not we get a completely new keyboard in 2019, we'll have to wait and see. In 2018, Apple updated the MacBooks Pro to a 3rd generation butterfly keyboard with a silicon barrier to prevent debris from getting in an muffle noice. And you just can't have something so devisive be the only option. Some people love the new MacBook and MacBook Pro keyboards. That way, Apple Watch Auto Unlock, Touch ID, and Face Unlock could be in a three-way race! Can we get a better keyboard, please?

Windows already does facial recognition to unlock, and it'd be great on a Mac. So, the only real question is how long will it take to ramp up supply and propagate from phones to laptops? It's already on the iPhone X and it will be coming to all the new iPhone flagships this year as well. What about Face ID?įace ID for the MacBook and MacBook Pro seems like something that has to arrive sooner rather than later. Love the way you think! Touch Bar is begging for Force Touch, but it's unclear if the technology is ready for the next generation of MacBook Pro or MacBook.
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Otherwise, fingers crossed Apple can figure out how to save a few dollars elsewhere and get Touch ID in and under budget. It's possible Apple could do what it did with MacBook Pro and offer MacBook (Escape) and MacBook (Touch Bar) options, the former with traditional function keys, the latter with OLED. The only reason it might not is price point: It requires a secure, dedicated processing and display system - think embedded Apple Watch just for Apple Pay - so it adds about $200-$300 to the bill.
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Touch ID, on the other hand, is such a convenience on the 2016 MacBook Pro that not expanding it to all other portable Macs would be a letdown. So, will Apple stick with Touch Bar the way the company did with USB-C, and push it out across the line? Or will Apple retrench and rethink its approach to touch? We'll have to wait and see. Touch Bar has proven to be divisive: Apple anticipated high attraction levels for Touch Bar, but while some people like it, many others do not.
