Future Apple keyboard could have one key that can pop out and be used as a mouse

Apple will not let go of an idea where a single key on the MacBook Pro keyboard could be taken out, used as a precision mouse, and then popped back in again.A removable key that doubles as a mouse is not intended to replace the trackpad'Deployable Key Mouse,' is a newly-granted patent, yet Apple must be really serious about this idea because it was previously granted a near-identical patent for an application filed in 2022 — and in 2020.These granted patents — all with the same title — sound less like Apple's typical futuristic plans, though, and more a throwback to the pre-trackpad days of the 1980s. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums