Glass Touch Pad on Next MacBook?

Multi-touch/customizable keyboard/not happening anyway

Not a mini-screen.

_Glass_ trackpad? Sheesh, I hope not!

It would be yet another thing to acttract fingerprints and I wouldn't see any purpose in making them glass (or even glossy, for that matter).

LOL, if I was buying another mbp after the one I'm writing this on, a glass track pad would be a deal breaker on its own.

Could it be something like the Nintendo DS perhaps? Maybe we aren't ready for a tablet and this would be the first evolutionary step towards that.

What would be the purpose of a glass track pad? So it could show how greasy your fingerprints are? No thanks. I can't imagine how glass would improve a track pad. More accurate? I doubt it. It's not like the current implementation isn't accurate. Sounds like useless laptop "bling" to me. I hope the rumor community falls on its face with this one.

Nah, pretty simple. take a small version of the iPod Touch and put it were the trackpad normally is. Which could imply they plan to incorporate many new multi touch features, they are really taking that "Greener Apple" to heart these days, or like someone else said, some kind of DS functionality.

If you ask me i say an interesting concept that i might have to buy depending on how it is done.

the ipod touch/iphone screen is the same size as the current trackpads :\

9to5mac is a very reliable source but if you'd actually check the link out.... you'll find that the video is just a "concept" video which they haven't even made themselves! Official info to come 'later this week'

My guess is that you will just be able to use your existing iPhone or iPod touch as the trackpad for the Macbook line. this would mean that every existing Macbook and new Macbook would be able to use the same touch-screen trackpad technology. It doesn't even have to be embedded on the laptop hardware; you could keep it on your lap or on the desk next to your computer if you want.

Possibly can be done with a significant Remote App update and a software update.

Sounds nice huh?

What would be the purpose of a glass track pad? So it could show how greasy your fingerprints are? No thanks. I can't imagine how glass would improve a track pad. More accurate? I doubt it. It's not like the current implementation isn't accurate. Sounds like useless laptop "bling" to me. I hope the rumor community falls on its face with this one.

Johnny adding "bling" to a Mac, not something thats going to happen. Not something he would do full stop to any Apple product.

I think this sounds like a nice idea. It makes a perfectly smooth trackpad surface and would look awesome done correctly.

If this turns out to be true I bet all the posters in this thread saying that its a terrible idea will see it then be like OMG this is so so amazing. If it doesnt turn out to be true then theres nothing more to it.

Official info to come 'later this week'

They put "glass trackpad!" in white at the bottom of the post.