Apple is planning to make their industry leading trackpads on MacBooks even better. According to Patently Apple, the company has filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademark Office for a future MacBook prototype with an all-glass trackpad.
The patent covers a side-to-side trackpad with a force input/haptic output interface made from various materials such as glass, metal, or plastic. The design will feature a full-coverage trackpad area with no borders and will include a haptic actuator to reduce the thickness of the device. Additionally, the patent includes a protective cover made of transparent materials to rest over the device's active display area.