A nɔ no Apple in ɛndgaym fɔ di Fn/Globe ki–ɔ if Apple du am

Kwɛshɔn dɛn we dɛn kin aks bɔku tɛm

Di Enigmatik Fn/Globe Ki: Wan Pɔtal we Nɔ Gɛt Klia Dɛstineshɔn

Na di mɔdan Makbuk kibɔd, we de na di bɔt-lɛft kɔna, sidɔm wan ki we gɛt kwayɛt pɔtnɛshɛl: di Fn ki, we dɛn mek fayn wit wan smɔl glob aykɔn. Nɔ lɛk di Kɔmand ɔ Opshɔn ki dɛn, we dɛn wok dip wan insay di fabrik na macOS, di Globe ki kin fil difrɛn. Na wan dediket hadwae bɔtin fɔ wan softwea ficha—wan ficha we, ia afta dɛn introduks am, stil de mek bɔku pipul dɛn we de yuz am de wɔnda bɔt di men tin we i want fɔ du. Na ki fɔ fɛn kil ap, ɔ Apple gɛt wan big, yet-to-be-rivɛl vishɔn fɔ dis pies fɔ kibɔd rial ɛstate?

Wan Smɔl Istri: Frɔm Fɔnkshɔn to Glob

Di ki in joyn de tɛl. I bin stat as simpul Fn ki, we na modifya fɔ akses di F1-F12 ki dɛn hadwae fɛnshɔn dɛn. Wit di introdɔkshɔn fɔ di Touch Bar MacBook Pros, di tradishɔnal fɛnshɔn ki dɛn bin dɔn lɔs, bɔt di Fn ki bin stil de, naw i de sav as di praymar we fɔ kɔl dɛn na di dijital strip. Leta, Apple ad di glob aykɔn, we sho se dɛn dɔn chenj. Na kibɔd dɛn we gɛt Tɔch Ba, we yu prɛs di Globe ki, i go saykl tru input langwej dɛn ɛn di imɔji pik. Na di nyu Mɛjik Kibɔd wit Tɔch ID, we bin briŋ bak fizik fɛnshɔn ki dɛn, di Globe ki bin kip in wok, mɔ as sɔtkat fɔ chenj kibɔd langwej ɛn opin di imɔji & simbul dɛn we de wach. I de wok, yes, bɔt i fil lɛk wan ficha we nɔ dɔn evolv yet pas in bɛsik yutiliti.

Di Kes fɔ di Pɔtɛnɛshɔn we Nɔ Difayn

Na dis say di spɛkulayshɔn bigin. Apple na wan kɔmni we gɛt nem fɔ di intenshɔnaliti, mɔ we i kam pan hadwae dizayn. Fɔ west wan praymɛnt ki spɔt pan wan fɛnshɔn we bɔku yuza dɛn kin akses wit maws ɔ trakpad (ɔ jɔs ignore) i tan lɛk se nɔto di kwaliti. Di implimɛnt we de naw de fil lɛk pleshɔlda. Di ki in yon nem, "Globe," de hint pan wan brayt ambishɔn pas jɔs imɔji ɛn langwej swichin. Yu tink se i kin destin fɔ bi tru tru sistɛm-wayd kɔntɛks swicha? Imajin se yu prɛs di Globe ki fɔ:

A Glimpse of di Future? Mewayz ɛn Mɔdyul Prodaktiviti

Sɔntɛm Apple in ɛndgaym nɔ de bɔt wan ficha ɛn mɔ bɔt fɔ mek wan pletfɔm fɔ modulariti. Dis na di say we di kɔnsɛpt fɔ wan tru tru modular ɔpreshɔn sistɛm, lɛk Mewayz, kin bi rilevɛns. Mewayz bil pan di prinsipul fɔ intagret difrɛn tul dɛn—frɔm CRM ɛn prɔjek manejmɛnt to kɔmyunikeshɔn ap dɛn—to wan, kɔhiv biznɛs OS. Di gol na fɔ pul kɔntɛks-switch taya bay we yu de briŋ ɔl wetin yu nid insay wan strimlayn intafɛs.

Kɔnklushɔn: Wan Ki we de wet fɔ in mɔnt

So, Apple geht klia endgame fo di Fn/Globe ki? Di pruf dɛn we de na di Baybul nɔ klia. I kin stil bi nich ki fɔ di wan dɛn we de yuz bɔku langwej dɛn ɛn di wan dɛn we lɛk imɔji. Ɔ, i kin bi slip jayant, we de wet fɔ di rayt softwea ɛvolushɔn—sɔntɛm i tay to AI ɔ advans pɔsnalayzeshɔn—fɔ ɔplɔk in ful pɔtnɛshɛl as di hadwae ankɔ fɔ wan nyu, kɔntɛks-aware we fɔ wok. Te da tɛm de, i stil bi wan fayn fayn pazl: wan ki pan ɛvri mɔdan Makbuk we de hint pan fiuja fɔ smol, mɔ modular wokflɔ, wan fiuja we pletfɔm dɛn lɛk Mewayz dɔn ɔlrɛdi bil to tide.