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It's now a given that the MacBook has a pretty shabby keyboard. The butterfly keyboard used for four years was not used Tim Cook & # 39; s better time. But was a replacement found?
A 2018 Apple MacBook Air laptop with Gold finish, taken on November 19, 2018. (Photo by Neil Godwin / Future via Getty Images)
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The recently published patent by Apple, simply titled "Optical keyboard", Seeking to replace a physical connection established between the key and an electrical circuit by the disturbance of light:
An input device can include a button or key on a keyboard that uses a light sensor to detect key activation events. The light sensor can detect changes in the amount of light received caused by the operation of a button or button button.
MacBook keyboards already have a light source (to illuminate the keys) and part of the patent covers the use of this light to detect the triggering or deformation of a key. Other parts of the patent examine the measure of depression of a key, different ways of passing light through the physical key and moving the physical key.
And the benefits of this system? Less wear and tear on mechanical parts and less bulky construction. While the first is to be hailed, the last sounds remarkably like the justification used when introducing the butterfly keyboard.
Since 2015, the cursed keyboard on MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro computers have encountered problems, especially limited to the activation of the dust-proof keys, retentive keys offering a double letter on a single key and broken springs effectively deactivating a key. After three generations, the butterfly keyboard remains a totemic fault.
Apple has tended to calm its customers with extended warranties and faster repair timesbut the real solution is to change the keyboard. A scissor switch keyboard return is slowly being implemented on new modelsbut the butterfly keyboard is going to be there for a while yet.
Although a published patent does not automatically result in the release of a product, the question of what will follow after the butterfly might well arise for us.
Tim Cook unveils new products at a launch ceremony at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on October 30, 2018 (Visual China group photo via Getty Images / Visual China group via Getty Images)
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I'll just say this to Apple. If you start playing with the keyboard, I hope you have a better reason than trying to make a thinner notebook. Make sure the basics are covered, make sure they survive typing and impact damage in the real world, and do not rely on a mechanical finger bouncing off some plastic in a lab .
"It works" should not be a catchy expression of a bygone era, but a driving force for long-term design, implementation and support.
Please do things correctly this time.
Read now Tim Cook updates on the summer MacBook lineup …
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It is now obvious that the MacBook has a pretty shabby keyboard. The butterfly keyboard used for four years was not the best time of Tim Cook. But was a replacement found?
A 2018 Apple MacBook Air laptop with Gold finish, taken on November 19, 2018. (Photo by Neil Godwin / Future via Getty Images)
Getty
The patent recently published by Apple, simply titled "Optical Keyboard", seeks to replace a physical connection established between the key and an electrical circuit by a disturbance of light:
An input device can include a button or key on a keyboard that uses a light sensor to detect key activation events. The light sensor can detect changes in the amount of light received caused by the operation of a button or button button.
MacBook keyboards already have a light source (to illuminate the keys) and part of the patent covers the use of this light to detect the triggering or deformation of a key. Other parts of the patent examine the measure of depression of a key, different ways of passing light through the physical key and moving the physical key.
And the benefits of this system? Less wear and tear on mechanical parts and less bulky construction. While the first is to be hailed, the last sounds remarkably like the justification used when introducing the butterfly keyboard.
Since 2015, the accursed keyboard of MacBook, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro machines had problems, especially with regard to the activation of the dust-proof keys, the retentive keys offering double letters on a single keystroke and broken springs. effectively deactivating a key. After three generations, the butterfly keyboard remains a totemic fault.
Apple has used extended warranties and faster repair times to satisfy its customers, but the real solution is to switch to a different keyboard. A scissor switch keyboard return is slowly being implemented on the new models, but the butterfly keyboard will be used for a while longer.
Although a published patent does not automatically result in the release of a product, the question of what will follow after the butterfly might well arise for us.
Tim Cook unveils new products at a launch ceremony at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on October 30, 2018 (Visual China group photo via Getty Images / Visual China group via Getty Images)
Getty
I'll just say this to Apple. If you start playing with the keyboard, I hope you have a better reason than trying to make a thinner notebook. Make sure the basics are covered, make sure they survive typing and impact damage in the real world, and do not rely on a mechanical finger bouncing off some plastic in a lab .
"It works" should not be a catchy expression of a bygone era, but a driving force for long-term design, implementation and support.
Please do things correctly this time.
Read now Tim Cook updates on the summer MacBook lineup …