These Renderings of a MacBook Pro With an OLED Touch Panel Look Amazing! [Images]

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Posted June 10, 2016 at 12:10am by Shalom Levytam

Martin Hajek has posted some amazing renderings of a MacBook Pro with an OLED touch panel.

After all those flat 2D previews here are some renderings showing it in full 3D glory.
If the OLED display/keypad really happens it could be a handy way of managing your Spotify playback or keeping track of that lates Game Of Thrones torrent download!

These Renderings of a MacBook Pro With an OLED Touch Panel Look Amazing! [Images]

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo first reported that Apple was working on a new MacBook Pro with an OLED display touch bar that replaces its physical function keys last month.

Following up that report, a leak out of an Apple manufacturing partner in China produced photos of what is allegedly the top case for the new notebook. The photos do appear to corroborate the existence of a touch panel above the keyboard.

Just yesterday, Macotakara teased that Apple could announce the new MacBook Pro alongside a MacBook Air update as early as this month!

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yas9in - June 10, 2016 at 7:31am

These look really nice, but I think it would be stupid for the status bar to move there. The itunes and spotify controls are obviously going to be implemented but the controls for volume and brightness need to be there at all times.

Meeeeee - June 10, 2016 at 3:11am

They forgot the power button!

AverageReviewer - June 10, 2016 at 2:10am

Looking forward to it, but I'm not looking forward to that ugly iPhone 7

gamerscul9870 - June 10, 2016 at 4:06am

Yet no one knows its final confirmed look yet so... besides just buy a case like anyone would. Design won't matter anyway.

Moo - June 10, 2016 at 1:30am

If that is not on radar, it soon will be! Surely someone at Apple would look at this and go "this is awesome!!!"

gamerscul9870 - June 10, 2016 at 4:08am

But as we all know, concept and renders are always estimating what the next Apple product will look like any the actual one comes out not looking exactly as people predict the design is based on how much info they gain. It's their way of working ahead of something Apple thought of before these guys made their own versions.

Lee - June 10, 2016 at 12:20am

That ain't gonna happen but I like It!!! It will just be the Fn Keys

gamerscul9870 - June 10, 2016 at 12:58am

How do you know that then? Just like those iPhone 6s renders, this one not only looks so real, but it's spot on with the idea.

Nitro Junkie - June 10, 2016 at 10:51am

It could be easily customizable. Maybe apple will let developers customize the panels look for their applications or a simple command key or button press will switch between them. Why else would they put it up there. If it had no other use than to replicate the top row of buttons then what's the point? A little thinking and common sense would have led you to this conclusion too.