All articles tagged with #touchscreen
Samsung Display reportedly achieved a 90%+ yield on OLED panels for Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro, clearing a major production hurdle and enabling June shipments, though memory shortages could still push the launch into early 2027.
The USPTO rejected Nintendo's touchscreen-specific patent related to Palworld's monster-catching mechanics, delivering another setback in the ongoing lawsuit with Pocketpair.
Capcom’s Mega Man: My Play Watch lets you play a simplified, auto-run version of Mega Man 2 on a wrist-worn touchscreen. The watch emphasizes a distraction-free experience with no Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, notifications, or apps, and includes health-tracking features along with customizable clock faces and straps. Pre-orders are live at GameStop for $79.99 (European availability not yet listed).
Turtle Beach’s MC7 adds a 2.25-inch touchscreen for macros/OBS, effectively turning the mouse into a built-in Stream Deck; the line also includes KB7/KB5 keyboards with displays, with preorder now and MC7 shipping in July.
Turtle Beach expands its Command Series with touchscreen-enabled keyboards (KB7 TKL with a 4.3-inch display and KB5 with a 2.4-inch display) and three touchscreen-enabled mice (MC7, MC5, MC3), adding OBS/Streamlabs controls, macros, profile switching and system stats. The KB7 uses Hall-effect switches with rapid trigger, the KB5 uses Titan low-profile mechanical switches and supports a KP7 numeric keypad via modular rails; the MC7, MC5 and MC3 bring touchscreen functionality to the mouse lineup, broadening Turtle Beach’s gaming accessory range.
Framework unveils the Laptop 13 Pro, a largely redesigned, modular upgrade that introduces Core Ultra 3 CPUs, a larger 74Wh battery, a touchscreen, and a graphite enclosure. While some components remain interchangeable with older Laptop 13 boards, compatibility is not universal, notably around the new battery, case, and RAM (LPDDR5X via LPCAMM2). The company offers upgrade kits, new accessories, and several configuration options, with pre-orders open and shipping starting in June.
A Centenary College of Louisiana chemistry student and his adviser developed a clear, non-toxic nail polish that can turn a fingernail into a capacitive touchscreen stylus by forming a conductive surface through taurine and ethanolamine, enabling proton exchange to mimic skin conductivity. It’s a proof-of-concept with durability limitations; researchers filed a provisional patent and continue refining the formula before potential market use.
A Centenary College undergraduate, with a chemist supervisor, developed a clear, non-toxic conductive nail polish by combining ethanolamine and taurine to allow long fingernails to register on capacitive touchscreens. While a doped blob can be detected by a touchscreen, a thin layer currently doesn’t reliably activate the screen and ethanolamine evaporates quickly, limiting use to a few hours. The researchers are continuing to test other compounds to create a practical, commercially viable formula and address issues like toxicity and shade range.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple has not decided to add touchscreen support to the second-generation MacBook Neo or to other Macs beyond the next high-end MacBook Pro; the extra cost would be a hurdle, so Neo 2 is expected to remain non-touch for years, even as an A19 Pro RAM upgrade is anticipated.
Rumors point to a late-2026 release of the MacBook Ultra, a premium touchscreen laptop positioned above the MacBook Pro. It would use a tandem OLED display with up to 1,000 nits SDR and 2,000 nits HDR, a redesigned hinge, and 2nm Apple M6 Pro/Max chips, plus 5G connectivity and Wi‑Fi 7. Expected pricing starts around $2,499 for a 14-inch and $2,999 for a 16-inch model, with Samsung reportedly producing OLED panels; branding could also surface as MacBook Studio in some reports.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the second-generation MacBook Neo, Apple’s budget MacBook starting at $599 with the A18 Pro chip, could add a touchscreen in 2027. The first Neo lacked touch; a high-end MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen is expected later this year, using on-cell touch tech. If macOS 27 supports touch, other MacBooks may follow suit, expanding touch into more of Apple’s lineup.
Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports Apple is planning a new top-end MacBook Ultra with an OLED display and touchscreen, positioned above the current M5 Pro/Max lineup and launching around the end of 2026 at a higher price, signaling a broader move upmarket rather than a direct Pro replacement.
Apple’s rumored touchscreen MacBook Pro will be touch-friendly rather than touch-first, leveraging macOS 27 and the Liquid Glass redesign to blend touch and pointer inputs. Touch will be a supplementary option with context-aware controls and iPad-like gestures, not a replacement for traditional input; a foldable iPad is expected in 2029, while the updated MBP is anticipated later this year with an M6 chip and OLED display.
Apple is hosting a “special experience” on March 4 and Tim Cook teased it on X, fueling rumors of multiple launches including a touchscreen MacBook and an updated MacBook Pro with an M5 Pro chip, with experiences planned in London, New York, and Shanghai.
Bloomberg reports Apple’s 2026 MacBook Pro refresh will introduce a Dynamic Island–style status/camera cutout on the 14" and 16" models, switch from Mini LED to OLED displays, and add OS‑driven touchscreen gestures. The redesign replaces the traditional notch, features a camera cutout with software support (not Face ID), and is expected to launch later in 2026 (not in March), with devices codenamed K114 and K116.