According to foreign media reports, earlier this month, Apple obtained a patent for a MacBook device integrated with Apple Pencil, and the stylus can be used on the touchpad and touch screen.
According to the description of the patent, foreign designers have rendered the concept map. As we can see from the picture, there is a groove above the keyboard, which is just enough to accommodate the Apple Pencil. It is worth mentioning that this is the most reasonable and convenient place to store the stylus. In order to make room for Apple Pencil, the size of Touch Bar has been reduced and moved to the right.
The stylus is fixed in the groove by magnetic attraction, and the MacBook can charge the stylus reversely. In addition, this Apple Pencil specially designed for MacBook will be equipped with multiple buttons. Therefore, when users draw images or take notes on the MacBook, they can adjust the screen brightness, media volume or brush thickness through the stylus.
Unfortunately, it is still uncertain whether Apple really intends to provide Apple Pencil support for future MacBook devices. However, it is not impossible for Apple's future laptops to use touch screens. In this case, the stylus can certainly help improve the user experience.
If Apple's future MacBook series laptops will support stylus, we will naturally think of Apple's old rival Microsoft. Almost all of its Surface series laptops support touch screens and stylus pens, which is really attractive to some people who often need to take notes or draw pictures. Apple already has enough related technology and software support on the iPad. Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine that when Apple really launches a MacBook device that supports touch screen and stylus in the future, it will inevitably have an impact on the retention market of Surface.