Apple Wants to Create a Mac-Inside-a-Keyboard Device

[Tsing]

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Apple is running out of ideas and looking into decades-old video game consoles such as the Commodore 64 as a source of inspiration, according to a new patent spotted by Patently Apple, a site that, predictably, spends most of its time looking for Apple patents.



The patent suggests that Apple is interested in creating a Mac-inside-a-keyboard device, a self-explanatory concept in which most of the hardware would be squeezed inside of a Magic Keyboard™, allowing users to brag about space savings and how quickly they can take their systems from room to room, as if laptops don’t exist. It also looks to be a lot of fun for Apple users with anger management issues who are prone to throwing their peripherals against a wall during heated arguments with online trolls.



Some of the more interesting points raised by the patent include the use of a thermally...

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[Brian_B]

Hmm. Seems like this has been done before

 

[Dogsofjune]

Or by others.....

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[Brian_B]

That said, I was kinda surprised they didn't do this with the Mac Mini a long time ago. The guts of that thing could easily have fit inside a standard 101-keyboard shell. It would make kind of a awkward lineup against the iMac, which is essentially just a display with a built-in computer.

 

[Grimlakin]

Give me an iMac pro in a keyboard with the new m1 x or whatever chip, 32 gig of ram and 2 tb of nvme storage and I'll be impressed.

Of course they would charge 5 grand so I would never buy it.

 

[Brian_B]

Give me an iMac pro in a keyboard with the new m1 x or whatever chip, 32 gig of ram and 2 tb of nvme storage and I'll be impressed.

Of course they would charge 5 grand so I would never buy it.

You can get that now in a build-to-order MacBook. It comes with a built-in keyboard ~and~ 16” screen, at only $3900.

 

[Zarathustra]

It will be interesting to see how Apple succeeds in making what essentially will be a 21st century Commodore 64 "sexy".

 

[Grimlakin]

It will be interesting to see how Apple succeeds in making what essentially will be a 21st century Commodore 64 "sexy".

It starts with the configurable docking port...