The main feature of the new touchpad will be size – it will occupy the entire panel of the laptop under the keyboard. In this case, the input device is expected to lose all its edges.
The new design reportedly aims to reduce the thickness of the MacBook by distributing forced entry/tactical exit actuators across the entire width of the device, eliminating the traditional cutout for a custom trackpad:
Note that the design depicted in the patent is largely similar to the one LG showed off at CES 2023. The Korean company then announced its laptop with a glass structure and a trackpad that is only visible when needed.
Source: Ferra
