Soon, our long-awaited October new product launch will be released soon. Think about it, Apple is about to create new features and features for the MacBook Pro, we still need to give up while welcoming it - yes, it is the physical button. Nowadays, new products will be unveiled, and some fans will start to be timid.
Since the end of the iPhone 7 conference in September, people are guessing that Apple has a good chance to hold a press conference in a month. The protagonist is of course the Mac series that has not been unveiled for a long time, and it is likely to be a MacBook Pro. .
Later, there was a lot of rumors that the new MacBook Pro, in addition to configuration upgrades, integrated Touch ID, and unified all interfaces to USB-C, the biggest and most intriguing innovation is the new OLED touch toolbar above the keyboard. It is. This toolbar can display different icons under different interfaces or applications, and is used as a shortcut key to bring convenience to the user.
Now this rumor may have become a reality: in the latest version of macOS Sierra 10.12.1, which was released just recently, people have found two hidden pictures. The content in these two pictures is obviously the upcoming MacBook Pro.
The two images show the overall and partial of the new MacBook Pro. Although we can't see if the interface really changed, the OLED toolbar has replaced the original physical function key, which is ok. When the Mac is turned off, there is only one black on the OLED bar, but it does display various colors, buttons, and icons depending on what is on the screen. According to the content that lawyer Brian Conroy unearthed in Apple's registered trademark, the official name of this toolbar may be "Magic Toolbar".
Interestingly, the ESC key we are most familiar with is gone, and now the touch button "Cancel" in the upper left corner is replaced. In this way, we are about to bid farewell to the above row of physical function keys, ushering in the new OLED touch toolbar.
Is it uncomfortable without physical buttons?The innovation that MacBook Pro is about to usher has won a lot of praise. Everyone thinks that there is a toolbar that can be changed at will, which is not only more convenient to use, but also adds value. Surprisingly, however, as the press conference approached, many people began to feel uneasy. The lack of physical function keys makes some fans feel at a loss.
Fans on foreign social networks are rushing to forward the news of the MacBook Pro, and many people have emphasized the fact that it has no physical buttons (in fact, there are no physical function keys). Some people miss the "real feeling" of the physical keyboard, and think that the touch button has no way to compare it with the experience. Especially the ESC button, this is almost as classic and old as the 3.5mm headphone jack. Now it's even more interesting.
Judging from the general trend of Apple's design changes in recent years, it is actively exploring new ways of interaction between users and devices. Now it seems that Apple has got a preliminary answer, that is, let the touch solve everything as much as possible. So we saw 3D Touch, the Home button on the iPhone 7, and the new MacBook Pro. Even in the future iPhone 8, there have been rumors that it will adopt a borderless and physical keyless design, and many of Apple's previous efforts are laying the foundation for such a future.
Once Apple has chosen the direction, its determination has always been terrible. We may see more of this change in the future, but there is still a question before this - is the physical function key really important?
Physical touch can beFrom the daily usage statistics, in fact, the frequency of the current user's use of function keys is not too high, and the ESC key is the same. After all, it is just as convenient to use the mouse to operate on a graphical interface.
The OLED Magic Toolbar is completely capable of replacing existing physical buttons even when there is no mouse and only the touchpad is used instead. Because the functionality of the Magic Toolbar can change as the content of the screen changes, it is more practical and intuitive. For example, when using Photoshop, we may be free to put various functions and tools in the toolbar to quickly switch between jobs. If it's just a physical button, it's impossible to have this flexibility.
In fact, the keyboard touch screen of the MacBook Pro is in some sense consistent with Steve Jobs's philosophy. As early as the first generation of the iPhone, he described the experience of touch: "Every application requires a slightly different user interface, requiring a set of buttons optimized for it." The keyboard is hard to implement (unless the rumored Apple e-ink keyboard can come true), only the touch screen can provide an easy and complete solution.
As with the iPhone 7, the disappearance of the 3.5mm headphone jack has made us feel helpless, but its popularity has shown that people are not suffering too much. The physical function key is a design that accompany us all the year round, and its disappearance may indeed cause some unaccustomed. However, the touch-based Magic Toolbar brings us a significantly more convenient experience, and the fruit powder will definitely adapt quickly.
Future MacBookNo matter what the 2016 new MacBook Pro will bring us, we need to adapt and accept. There is no doubt that such a design will accompany us for many years. You are welcome to say that the Mac lineup is very low for the current Apple. After this design change, the next innovation does not know that it will be a few years later.
Apple continues to update the Mac because it needs to remain in the market, and it must still keep pace with its competitors. In addition, Apple is currently building a unified service based on web services. The penetration of this experience also determines that Apple still needs the Mac to continue to exist in the computer market - although it can no longer obtain resources. So much.
So for the future of Mac, the key point is cloud technology. Apple is now consolidating its own service department, and all relevant employees will work in the old headquarters in the future. In addition, Apple is also integrating its services into its own cloud network infrastructure, and it is not a long-term solution. In the future of Mac, the innovation it ushers may be more in software and services than in hardware design. Even if there are no physical buttons, we have to adapt as soon as possible - and the Magic Toolbar is really awesome!
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