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wtallis 82 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Tim Cook's Impeccable Timing

I think the lack of haptic feedback is what doomed the Touch Bar. If they'd been able to solve that problem, it could have been an acceptable replacement for the function keys.

shawn_w 82 days ago [–]

I wonder if a keyboard where the keycaps are little eInk displays is feasible.

throw-the-towel 81 days ago | [–]

Already tried twenty years ago, although with LCD not eInk: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimus_Maximus_keyboard. The keyboard was too expensive to be mass-produced at the time, though.

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