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Customizable keyboard keys
Apple’s patented keyboard design can change what’s shown on the keys
Some of the context–sensitive display functionality of customizable keyboard keys is reminiscent of Apple’s Touch Bar.
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The surface layer of the keycaps incorporates microscopic perforations aligned with the pixels of the miniLED array beneath to allow light to shine through.
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HINK OF THE Touch Bar, featured on certain MacBook models from 2016 to 2022, which changed its display and functionality depending on the context. Now, imagine a similar concept applied to the keyboard itself, with each physical key having an LED–lit mini display that can change to show different letters and symbols. That’s what may be coming our way in the future, as revealed in a recently filed Apple US patent application (US–12283442–B2).