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.
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.
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.
Apple's smart fabric research points to wearable tech beyond Apple Watch & AirPods
New research building on older work demonstrates that Apple is working out how to weave sensors and switches into fabric, which could then be used for smart bags, furniture, clothing, and more.
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."
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.
Malcolm Owen
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.
Rumored Mac mini update will arrive much later than expected, says Ming-Chi Kuo
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now expects Apple won't release a revised Mac mini until 2023, instead of the 2022 that he previously predicted.
New MacBook Air, MacBook Pro with M2 said to launch in late 2022
A new report suggests that Apple's new MacBook Air and MacBook Pro will show up at an Apple Event in 2022, sporting Apple's rumored new M2 chip.
Amber Neely
Darryl Boxberger
Wesley Hilliard
