Apple patents MacBook keyboard with tiny screens that work like Touch Bar Apple patents MacBook keyboard with tiny screens that work like Touch Bar This new MacBook keyboards will be different from the character engravings that keyboards on current MacBook come with. advertisement HIGHLIGHTS These keyboards have a tiny display on top that show characters. These characters change according to what user has opened. Apple has patented a new kind of keyboard for its MacBook that will have little screens on them, allowing for reconfiguration according to user preference. This concept is similar to how the Touch Bar works on MacBook Pro models where the characters and options change according to the app. However, the keyboard might bring new functionalities, such as dynamic labels for tools and options that will be required for what you are going to do on your MacBook.