New patent suggests apple will use secondary display on macbooks

Earlier, Apple Design Director Jony Ive said they did not believe Mac computers were the right place for a touch screen. It looks like they might have changed their minds with the appearance of a patent that suggests Apple is exploring ways to use a secondary touchscreen in the MacBook line of notebooks.

Apple files a patent that suggests the use of a secondary screen

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has filed a new patent with Apple that describes dual display equipment with improved visibility and suppressed reflections. This patent shows how the second screen, located at the base of the device, can occupy a horizontal strip closer to the vertical screen with a traditional keyboard and a touch panel located below. It is also suggested that the second screen can be extended further down, opening up the possibility of it becoming a large trackpad.

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This new patent hints that the secondary display can be connected using a magnetic hinge or other detachable hinge mechanisms, a new accessory that could be offered with the iPad Pro to be used as the second display on Macbooks. future.

Lastly, it seems to indicate that the screens will incorporate a layer of polarizer and wave plates to reduce reflections, which would be quite important for using them outdoors and would also help to further imitate a physical keyboard by reducing any form of reflection.

If confirmed, this would be an important novelty in order to increase the possibilities of use currently offered by Apple MacBook computers. This novelty would add to the Touch Bar of the Pro models.

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