Google is trying to eliminate the space key of the laptop?

ByHaukur H.

From a patent about the new trackpad we got, it turned out that the company was trying to eliminate the keyboard "space key" and further save the keyboard space.

Google is considering doing away with space bars - Quartz
http://qz.com/393209/google-wants-to-do-away-with-space-bars/


A new patent acquired by Google is to incorporate a space key on the trackpad of the notebook. The track pad looks like it protrudes into the keyboard part, and it is shaped like a space key is embedded in the top of the track pad.


During operation, the sensor installed under the trackpad decides whether to use the trackpad as space key or mouse. By incorporating the space key in the trackpad, we can realize a more compact laptop computer.

Apple's "MacBookWhen looking at the positional relationship between the current trackpad and the keyboard mounted on the notebook, it is clear that the distance is very close, and also on a general notebook PC the space key is positioned directly above the trackpad In many cases, embedding the space key in the trackpad may be an extremely normal flow.


It is unknown whether Google will actually develop a PC with a built-in Space key on the trackpad, but Apple has released some MacBook with a new pressure sensitive touch pad pad, It tends to give a tendency.