Apple’s Contact Bar which debuted within the MacBook Professional just a few years in the past was a sound concept on paper. The concept of a collection of digital buttons that might contextually change primarily based on the app customers have been utilizing appeared like a improbable concept, however the implementation fell brief as not all builders bothered to essentially benefit from it.

Nonetheless, evidently possibly Apple has found a extra sensible use for it, and that’s to cost the Apple Pencil. That is in line with a report from AppleInsider who found the patent which advised that Apple envisions the house utilized by Contact Bar as probably performing as a spot for customers to magnetically connect their Apple Pencils to for charging.

Now, on condition that the Apple Pencil isn’t supported on every other system aside from the iPad, it looks as if an odd patent. Nonetheless, if the rumors that Apple is exploring an all-display foldable MacBook are true, we wouldn’t be stunned if Apple Pencil help wasn’t provided alongside it.

Having an area to cost the stylus whereas in laptop computer mode is smart, after which when customers change to pill mode, they’ll have a completely charged Apple Pencil to make use of. We most likely wouldn’t get our hopes up at seeing this implementation develop into a actuality, nevertheless it’s an attention-grabbing concept nonetheless.

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