Apple patents invisible interface solution based on light
Wouldn’t it be nice if the buttons on your MacBook Pro could change their use and the way they are described depending on which application you were using on your Mac?
Well, that’s what Apple’s saying within its latest patent which describes invisible and light-forming controls for MacBooks, featuring tiny (invisible to the eye) micro-perforations (erm, holes) which allow light to form device controls.
We love that the image above also clearly shows iPod-like scroll wheel controls on the Mac, along with the trackpad.
As Patently Apple remarks, “The technology, in-part, is being utilized in Apple's new Magic Mouse. The no-button Mouse is what this patent is all about – and yet Apple takes us to the next level of where this could be going.”
In future, the tech could be used on iPods, the Apple TV and MacBook keyboards.
Apple’s description postulates that it's possible for the entire keyboard to be replaced with these invisible buttons. “In this way, the truly seamless design has become a reality.”
Wouldn’t it be nice if the buttons on your MacBook Pro could change their use and the way they are described depending on which application you were using on your Mac?
Well, that’s what Apple’s saying within its latest patent which describes invisible and light-forming controls for MacBooks, featuring tiny (invisible to the eye) micro-perforations (erm, holes) which allow light to form device controls.
We love that the image above also clearly shows iPod-like scroll wheel controls on the Mac, along with the trackpad.
As Patently Apple remarks, “The technology, in-part, is being utilized in Apple's new Magic Mouse. The no-button Mouse is what this patent is all about – and yet Apple takes us to the next level of where this could be going.”
In future, the tech could be used on iPods, the Apple TV and MacBook keyboards.
Apple’s description postulates that it's possible for the entire keyboard to be replaced with these invisible buttons. “In this way, the truly seamless design has become a reality.”
