A modular touchscreen MacBook Pro may have possibly been leaked in a recent Apple patent filing relating to ‘traditional computing devices’, similar to the Lenovo Yoga Book 9i. The description reads that this computing device can be reconfigured by the user to operate effectively in a broad spectrum of applications in various environments.
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This modular MacBook Pro would consist of a base station, two separate touchscreen displays, and a physical keyboard. The two displays can be combined to form an extra-large screen, with the keyboard placed atop the bottom half to form a traditional laptop layout. Patent sketches also reveal a configuration that would make use of three displays, with at least one of them being used to show notifications or for web browsing. A third display can act as a virtual keyboard or input area for the Apple Pencil.
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Apple’s patent FIG. 11B illustrates how the dual display can be set up like a dual display desktop computing device; In FIG. 12A, a larger display could be attached to the base of a MacBook via magnets within the display,” according to Patently Apple.
