Soon after the release of OS X Lion, Apple quietly introduced slightly modified versions of its Macintosh keyboards, changing some of the F keys to accommodate a number of Lion-specific features, including Launchpad and Mission Control.
Although not officially announced by Apple, the keyboards were spotted in Ital... |
28 July 2011
09:22 GMT |
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Apple is gearing up to ship keyboards with Lion-specific function keys worldwide.
A first batch of the new hardware has been spotted somewhere in Italy (apparently), with technology site iSpazio posting a set of images that show the minor alterations undergone by at least two of the F-keys.
Specifically, the F-... |
22 July 2011
11:31 GMT |
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The Keyboard preference pane on Early 2011 iMac systems seems to indicate that Apple may be working on enhanced desktop peripherals, namely a backlit keyboard for work in low-light conditions.
While the technology has long been present in the company’s portable Macintosh computers, Apple has so far seen no r... |
5 May 2011
07:59 GMT |
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A newly-uncovered patent application filed by Apple proposes a hybrid physical keyboard that will double as a motion-sensitive input device. The inventor is John Elias, one of the co-founders of FingerWorks, a company acquired by Apple in 2005.
It is known that FingerWorks’ work stands at the basis of Apple&... |
25 January 2011
09:04 GMT |
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Apple is at its third attempt to address battery performance on its wireless peripherals with the release of the 2009 Aluminum Keyboard Firmware Update 1.0. The update is almost an exact replica of the former Aluminum Wireless Keyboard Firmware Update 1.1, which Apple said would improve the battery performance of the... |
11 February 2010
03:25 GMT |
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This is not a piece of advice in case your new aluminum keyboard breaks, but one you should bear in mind in the eventuality your Mac gets stuck during a Windows (probably not only) installation and you can't get the install disc out anymore.An Apple Discussions poster makes it as explicit as possible that his ol... |
23 July 2008
08:07 GMT |
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As more users bought Apple's new keyboard, the small issue with the F3 and F4 keys became even more widespread. While there is still no official fix from Apple, it did not take long for users themselves to figure out a solution and post in on the Internet. Unfortunately, while this solution solves the issue, it ... |
27 August 2007
09:39 GMT |
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Apple's new keyboard has caught the attention of many, with its sleek look and tactile feel. Many who own MacBooks and loved this type of keyboard on their portable have purchased one for their desktop machines, but this one keyboard seems to be stirring up problems.Last week there were protests about Apple... |
22 August 2007
09:09 GMT |
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