By Darren Allan
Apple’s next Magic Keyboard could push forward with some serious innovation in the form of E-Ink keys which can dynamically change allowing the user to switch languages or layouts on-the-fly.
A Reddit user claiming to work at Tsinghua University (described as the “Chinese MIT”) said that they saw a prototype model of the keyboard in action at a Foxconn event on campus, alongside the new MacBook Pro’s keyboard module (the strongly rumored OLED touchbar which replaces the top row of function keys).
Australian firm Sonder concocted this ‘smart keyboard’ – a startup which Apple may be poised to snap up according to the acquisition grapevine – and the test model boasts E-Ink (as seen on the Kindle) keys which allow you to change the language or layout of the keyboard.
You can use layouts designed for specific apps with custom icons on the keys or tailored shortcuts and macros (allowing for one key press to execute a chain of commands), or change the color of keys (presumably to achieve things like highlighting WASD if you’re playing a shooter). In short, there are lots of potential applications here.
Tops for typing
It’s a Bluetooth keyboard, and in a previous press statement Sonder has …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Computing Components
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