https://www.techradar.com/news/macbook-may-get-a-touchscreen-keyboard-with-haptic-feedback-keys

Remember a couple of weeks back when a patent emerged showing Apple’s idea for a dual-screen MacBook, which replaces the traditional keyboard base with a second display? Well, a fresh patent throws more light on the possible implementation of this in the form of a ‘keyless’ keyboard with haptic feedback for Apple’s laptops (or indeed potentially the iPad Pro).

The basic idea (as spotted by Patently Apple) is to use a touch display that can morph into anything – another concept Apple has toyed with in past patents – switching on-the-fly between, say, different language layouts, or perhaps an emoji keyboard, or an ergonomically designed one with keys split into two different banks.