Apple looking to the past, working on how to put a Mac in a keyboard
Apple's Magic Keyboard may one day become more magical, and possibly a little thicker, as the company is working on ways to include an entire Mac within it.
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Future Hardware
William Gallagher
MacBook Pro Touch Bar could be revived as a strip that supports Apple Pencil
Apple keeps researching how to have the iPad-centric Apple Pencil do the work of the old Touch Bar on the surface of a future MacBook Pro.
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Apple researching how to make a 'Star Trek' communicator badge
Apple has been researching how to make a small, wearable loudspeaker that would use beamformed audio to make it clearly audible to the wearer, yet not disturb anyone else.
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Apple's mixed-reality headset may appear in iOS 16 betas
Apple's long-anticipated mixed-reality headset has the potential to launch before the summer of 2023, it is rumored, with references to the hardware expected to appear in betas for iOS 16.
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Malcolm Owen
Apple rumored to be evaluating LG for foldable iPad, MacBook glass
A sketchy report claims that LG Display is collaborating with Apple on the development of a foldable iPad and MacBook OLED screen that would use ultra-thin glass.
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Apple could make game controller that magnetically attaches to iPhone
Apple Arcade games could be played in the future by using console-like game controllers that magnetically snap on to the sides of an iPhone or iPad.
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Apple is getting serious about smart rings
Apple is still not making wedding rings that spy on your spouse, but it is continuing to research specific uses of "finger-wearable input assemblies."
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Apple Silicon Mac Pro could combine two M1 Ultra chips for speed
The Apple Silicon Mac Pro may follow the lead of the Mac Studio's M1 Ultra, a rumor claims, by effectively combining two M1 Ultra chips into a single 40-core SoC.
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Mac mini may keep existing form factor in 2023, says Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple's update to the Mac mini may not undergo any changes in size or shape for a 2023 update, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who thinks the compact Mac may stay largely the same for a while longer.
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Amber Neely
Darryl Boxberger
Wesley Hilliard
