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iFixit uncovers the Force Touch trackpad in the 2015 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro

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<p>If you can’t wait to get your fingers on the Force Touch trackpad (http://www.macworld.com/article/2895758/the-macbooks-new-trackpad-will-change-the-way-you-click.html) in the new MacBook (http://www.macworld.com/article/2894582/12-inch-macbook-hands-on-great-keyboard-and-trackpad-but-only-one-port.html) announced Monday, get thee to an Apple Store. The new trackpad—which simulates clicks by vibrating a taptic engine, even though the trackpad itself isn’t hinged and doesn’t move—makes an appearance in the newly refreshed 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro as well.</p><p>iFixit tore down a new Retina MacBook Pro (https://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/MacBook+Pro+13-Inch+Retina+Display+Early+2015+Teardown/38300) and discovered some secrets Apple didn’t reveal at Monday’s special event. For starters, the trackpad has its own chips, including an ST Microelecronics 32F103 ARM Cortex-M based microcontroller and a Broadcom BCM5976 touch digitizer (also found in the iPhone 5s and iPad Air).</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2895923/ifixit-uncovers-the-force-touch-trackpad-in-the-2015-13-inch-retina-macbook-pro.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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