IPad, this is awesome.
I'm Tim. Welcome back.
Today I want to share with you a piece of news about the iPad.
This news,
in my opinion, may be the second most important thing in
the history of the iPad.
The most important thing,
of course, is the release of the original iPad.
What is it that makes me
think that it can surpass
the release of the M1 iPad
pro in the second place?
The news is that the U.
S. Patent Office has approved Apple's request
for a patent application for an
iPad accessory in the past few days.
What kind of accessory is this?
It's a keyboard accessory for the iPad.
We can see that this keyboard is very similar
to the layout of most of Apple's current keyboards.
It has a large trackpad,
and then these are the keyboard bodies.
But one thing is
different from the current Apple keyboards,
including the magic keyboard,
is that it
has a hinge in this place.
Why do
I think the launch of a keyboard
is the second most important thing?
This is because according to the patent,
the keyboard will not only provide users with
more flexible office opportunities,
but more importantly,
it will allow the iPad to use
a system similar to Mike OS.
You heard me right. It's MacOS.
We all remember that in 2020,
when Apple released the iPad Pro,
consumers were so excited
that they thought they would
finally be able to use professional productivity tools
like finalcutPro on the iPad.
But in fact,
even though Apple released the M1 chip,
and even though Apple put a
lot of effort into the
iPad OS and made
a lot of improvements,
we didn't see the professional-grade software on
the iPad in the end.
For many consumers
this makes them feel very uneasy and puzzled
When exactly will we be
able to use this software on the iPad?
Because the iPad's performance is entirely adequate,
it depends on whether
Apple is willing to take this
technology and transfer these functions to the iPad.
After Apple got the approval of this patent
I feel that this day seems to be getting closer and closer
Let's take a look at how it implements this function first
First of all,
in the picture of 2A,
we can clearly see that when the iPad
is connected to
the keyboard,
the displayed interface is the menu bar above,
finderfileeditview, which is the same menu
interface as when we usually use the MacBook,
as well
as a display
on the
right and a sign of WiFi connection.
Battery date and time,
This is exactly the same as the menu
bar when we use the MacBook.
I think what we should pay more
attention to is the two
windows on this side,
Windows 1 and Windows 2.
The display of these
two windows is not the same as the left
and right windows we use on the iPad today,
but closer to
the way we hang these
windows when we use our laptops.
If it can put one more window,
I believe it will be more certain that
this is a very
I can't say it's exactly the same as MacOS,
but at least it's a
very close operating system to MacOS.
How exactly does this
accessory work for Mac OS?
As we look down,
we can see Apple's patent in this picture.
This keyboard
with a hinge can be used
with tablet devices.
Here, there must be many different assembly modes for the iPad.
One is to
put the iPad screen towards our users,
and then assemble it with the keyboard
to form
a very common state
of notebook computers.
But in the two pictures below,
we can clearly see that it is installed on the keyboard with the screen facing outward,
and then it is closed,
that is,
the side you can see
after closing is an iPad screen.
I guess the reason for
this is that it's more like using
the iPad as a
tablet rather than a laptop.
But based on what I've seen in my current patent
it seems that no matter what connection you use
the system on the screen is a system
which is very close to MacOS
In the next picture,
we can also see that when the iPad
is installed and
used as a tablet mode,
its hinge can even be used as an interactive interface.
In this picture, we can clearly see that there is a
battery charge,
there is a number two,
and then this may be the user's name and
the display of the time and date.
On the back of the hinge,
we can also clearly see three points,
which are very similar to the three
points of the current iPad,
not exactly the same,
but very similar.
Then through these three points,
we can install cameras,
projectors, lights and microphones on them.
While these external devices sound strange,
they also remind me of
the external cameras that were once
popular on the iPhone.
I don't know how much
these accessories will eventually improve the use
of the whole machine,
but I believe they will at least increase some
playability and possibly some productivity.
Of course, because these images are all from Apple's patents,
they may not
be exactly the same when the
real product appears later.
Personally, I am very excited to
see such a piece of news.
Its patent report has many pages.
Because of the time,
I have not been able to read every page
very carefully,
so I just want to share the news
with you at the first time.
If there is a
chance later,
I will do more research on patents,
and then update you with more detailed information.
My question now for such a design and
a product is,
do we need to buy
a completely new iPad device
with keyboard accessories
to be able to use
such a professional MacOS mode?
Or can Apple be merciful
and let us use
such a function on the iPad Pro,
such as M1, because if
it can be transferred to
the existing iPad,
it will be a very good news for many users.
Because in fact,
for the iPad M1 iPad pro,
its performance is completely enough,
it has the same chip,
the same memory, and even the same hard disk
as the current
13-inch MacBook
pro and MacBook air.
Why can't they do the bank thing?
Of course it can.
Now it depends
on whether Apple is willing
to transfer this technology to the iPad PRO.
I mean the 2020 version.
It would be great
if it could be realized at that time.
And I also have a very big question,
that is, does the function of using the professional system close
to MacOS in the
iPad have to be plugged into this accessory
to implement it?
Because if you connect
the iPad to a relatively large monitor
and then connect it to a keyboard,
which is close to the
professional system of MacOS,
it is completely a desktop for home office use.
I wonder if Apple can decentralize this technology?
Another thing that makes me think this feature is
better is that we know magic keyboard,
although it can also turn the iPad into
a notebook mode,
but because it's floating,
you don't really have a chance to adjust
the angle after you stick it on.
You can't use it like our normal notebook,
uh, to adjust the most suitable angle for yourself.
But because the new accessory keyboard has a hinge part,
I think there should be a high probability that it
can realize the function of adjusting the
angle of the notebook we usually use.
I think this is a great
progress in ergonomics and
can give consumers a better experience.
In addition,
I would like to mention that this patent did not appear recently.
Apple actually submitted an application
to the US Patent Office in 2020,
and it was only recently approved.
That is to say, Apple has been
working on this project for
at least a
year or even two years.
Thinking of the WWDC in June and the second half of this year,
I wonder if it is possible for us to see the
emergence of such a function this year
If so, would
you buy the m2
iPad pro 2022 if it
was only available on the latest machines?
Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments and bullet screen area.
Today's video is really in a hurry
so if it's a mess
please forgive me
I'm Ron
an ordinary consumer
office worker and technology enthusiast
See you in the next video
Bye