Apple is developing a wildly different MacBook with E ink keys, report says

Most recent Apple speculation is focused on the possibly of a new MacBook Pro coming next week. But a new, completely separate rumor is looking even further into the future

Apple may be prepping a MacBook for 2018 that will offer an "E Ink" keyboard allowing users to quickly change what the keys display, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal that cites a person "familiar with the plans."

For example, a user could quickly switch a keyboard from English characters to Japanese hiragana and katakana characters. Yet another mode, in a more whimsical vein, might allow the user to turn their entire keyboard into an array of emoji characters.  Read more...