Apple patent reveals iPad keyboard with pressure-sensitive function keys

When we talk about patents we cannot stop talking about Apple. In this case, a patent shows us the well-known website AppleInsider indicates that keyboards for iPad could add on top a touch bar similar to the Touch Bar on the MacBook Pro.

With this new patent registered by Apple we do not want to say that it is a keyboard that is going to be launched in the next few hours, we are all clear about how this issue works in Apple, what is certain is that they are working on it and they could implement it in the future.

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The patent that is in the name of the Cupertino firm shows a small keyboard that adds a touch zone and function keys on top. This patent could be able to recognize pressure exerted on the keyboard, something we have in Apple Watch and iPhone with 3D Tou.ch or Haptic Touch. Also in it you can see a tactile zone called «touch strips»That would be added to the lateral areas of the keyboard and could be used as a trackpad to raise and lower the volume or for navigation functions.

After the arrival of the Magic Keyboard For the iPad Pro with a small trackpad on the bottom, its USB C charging port and backlit keys, the company does not stop and continues to look for more options for these keyboards, making the most of their functionality and productivity. In this case we want to remember that it is a patent but precisely for this reason we must be attentive to the following movements of the brand in this type of accessories.


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