Programmable function keys with programmable key-tops
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Update: the programmable function keys (above) made it into the new MacBook Pro announced at the Apple event in October 2016.
A source, with some claims to credibility, has revealed that Apple will soon release an updated MacBook Pro with programmable function keys, as shown above. Also claimed to be in the works is an Apple Magic Keyboard with programmable keycaps. Apple is in the process of acquiring a startup called Sonder which developed the technology. Check the video:
Boy Genius Report – This video might be our first look at a new Apple device no one even knew was in development
http://bgr.com/2016/10/12/macbook-pro-2016-rumors-magic-keyboard-2/
Trusted Reviews – Is this Apple’s new MacBook keyboard design?
http://www.trustedreviews.com/news/apple-new-macbook-keyboard-design-leaked-sonder / Apple new MacBook keyboard design Sonder spokesperson confirmed TrustedReviews Trusted Reviews company recently attend Foxconn Innoconnn demo day Sonder procurement contracts third-party laptop companies integrate technology products Apple spokesperson Sonder discussions Apple’s procurement board Sonder’s laptop module Foxconn International Holdings E Ink Holdings strategic partners Sonder Design Pty. Ltd. assisting discussions Apple comment Foxconn confirmation Sonder’s claims Apple introduce customisable keyboard tipster from China Reddit user posted intimate details new keyboard design rolled out future MacBook laptops poster Foxconninsider chief Apple supplier Foxconn secret Apple designs Tsinghua University campus China user Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn hosted demo day campus Australian start-up Sonder Sonder hit headlines revealing smart keyboard module feature backlit e-ink display shortcut language-swapping users claims executive Foxconn Apple’s Procurement Board Office closing an acquisition Sonder company Foxconn invested DFT design for testing versions new MacBook keyboard module Apple 2018 E Ink Magic Keyboard moderators /r/Apple subreddit verified identity Reddit user confirm information provided post Apple accurate Sonder’s technology quick demonstration technology Sonder keyboard performance design right at your fingertips Sonder website meticulously designed engineered Sonder keyboard final product advanced elegant keyboard transparent keys bespoke display work of art state of the art Apple MacBook Magic Keyboard feature technology Apple plans invest company designs genuine Apple products report healthy degree scepticism MacBook redesign launch later this month rumours Apple plans replace top row function keys MacBook touch-friendly OLED display secondary screen show notifications customisable buttons recent reports asked Apple Sonder comment article response /
