Could trackpads one day be obsolete? Apple/USPTO
Your future Apple MacBook may not need a trackpad for you to move around the screen.
Published on Tuesday by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, a patent dubbed simply "Fusion keyboard" describes a keyboard with keys that can both insert characters as well as deploy touch gestures.
Why create a laptop that doesn't necessarily need a trackpad? Size is one major reason. The trackpad on MacBooks as well as other take up a fare amount of space,spain 2014 away shirt, increasing the overall size of the device. A laptop that dispensed with a trackpad could shrink in overall size or allow greater space for the keyboard so the keys aren't as scrunched together and are therefore easier to type on. You'd also be able to work faster since your hands would never have to leave the keyboard to move to a trackpad.
How would a Fusion keyboard work? You'd be able to swipe your fingers across the keys to move across the screen,chelsea fc champions jersey, just as you can with a trackpad. The touch-sensitive keys would provide all the functionality of a trackpad, giving you the ability to point and click,arsenal kit 2013 14 official, select items,barcelona everton shirt, zoom in and out and scroll around the screen, all without leaving the keyboard.
Each key would also have two levels, so you'd be able to perform different tasks based on how hard you press the key. For example,jersey chelsea 3rd original, pressing the key softly to the first level could input a character,manchester united kit van persie, while pressing it harder to the second level might register a mouse click.
Further, you'd be able to type and swipe at the same time. So your left hand might be typing away on the left side of the keyboard,spain fiba basketball jersey 2011, while your right hand would be swiping across a set of keys to move around the screen.
In the patent application, Apple describes the drawback with current keyboards:
There have been numerous attempts made to introduce an alternative to the standard keyboard. The changes include, but are not limited to, non-QWERTY layouts,england new jersey 2014 world cup, concave and convex surfaces,ozil real madrid shirt, capacitive keys,hugo boss italy world cup polo shirt, split designs, membrane keys,chelsea new jersey for 2014, etc. However, while such alternative keyboards may provide improved usability or ergonomics, they have failed to replace or duplicate the commercial success of the conventional mechanical keyboard.As always,pes 2014 arsenal kit patch, a patent application by itself doesn't mean the invention will ever hit the real world. But by adding touch sensitivity to the standard mechanical keyboard, the Fusion keyboard could succeed where other alternative keyboards have failed.
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