Apple's All-Glass MacBook with Virtual Keyboard and Trackpad Still in Progress

Apple continues work on all-glass MacBook with virtual keyboard and trackpad

• Apple's long-term goal appears to be dispensing with physical keyboards in laptops, similar to what they did with the iPhone
• A series of patents have revealed Apple's work on an all-screen MacBook with a virtual trackpad and keyboard
• The latest continuation patent shows that this project is still very much alive
• Apple believes that it's possible to mimic the sensation of a physical keyboard using haptics, but challenges remain in replicating comfort and the feel of real keys