What you need to know A new Apple patent has revealed how it could one day release a MacBook that has a waterproof hinge. It would involve hydrophobic materials being used around the flexible part of a Mac and the cables which connect the screen to the keyboard. A new Apple patent has revealed how Apple could one day release a MacBook that has a waterproof hinge. Whilst Apple's most recent M1 MacBooks are some of the best Macs ever made, liquid ingress and water damage remain an ever-present fear in the mind of any electronic device users. Whilst Apple's iPhone 12 and previous models are water-resistant, Apple has never brought the technology to mobile computing, but a new patent might reveal that all of that could some day change.