Plausible concept imagines Magic Keyboard with contextually aware OLED function keys

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KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is adamant that one of the standout hardware features of a next-geneation MacBook isĀ an OLED display which would replace the row of physical function keys. If that’s the case, and knowing how Apple works, we might easilyĀ see this OLED touch barĀ come to a next-generationĀ Magic Keyboard.

That’s precisely the idea behind an interesting OLED Magic Keyboard concept by German magazine Curved.de, realized in co-operation with Dutch 3D artist Martin Hajek.

ā€œThe Macbook with OLED keys is all the rage. But hey, why only the Macbook? This is where the Magic Keyboard with OLED comes into play,ā€ the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief, Felix Disselhoff, tells me in an email message.

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ā€œSince the display is touch sensitive, its visual appearance would be customizableā€”with either individually adaptable favourite keys or specifically assigned keys for apps,ā€ the magazine explains.

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Again, if an OLED MacBook is really in the cards then there’s no doubt in my mind that sooner than later we will see and OLED Magic Keyboard.

And why not?

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With such an accessory, owners of desktop Macs would be able to take advantage of programmable OLED keys whose function could change from one app to another.Ā The OLED touch panel could, for example,Ā show YouTubeā€™s progress bar or add play buttons specifically for Spotify.

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Purported photos of a next-generation MacBook Pro chassis seemingly confirm the OLED touchpad rumor. In addition, code string discovered in macOS SierraĀ provide moreĀ clues of an OLED touch bar coming to Apple’s notebook.

So what do you guys think, is an OLED Apple keyboard a possibility or not? And don’t tell meĀ you don’t likeĀ Curved’s conceptual renderings.

I’m especially fond of a deep blueĀ keyboard variant, which wouldĀ look great next to my future Deep Blue iPhone 7.

Source:Ā Curved.de