iFixit uncovers the Force Touch trackpad in the 2015 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro<article>
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<p>If you can’t wait to get your fingers on
the Force Touch trackpad in
the new MacBook 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 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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iFixit uncovers the Force Touch trackpad in the 2015 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro
