We hope the next MacBook looks this cool

Martin Hajek

Apple apparently has big plans for the next MacBook Pro.

Reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said that Apple is planning a big redesign of its high-end laptop for later this year. The new design will most notably feature an OLED touchscreen display for customizable shortcuts and controls. 

If leaked parts are to be believed, the touch screen will sit on top of the MacBook's keyboard.

Designer Martin Hajek has conceptualized what this new screen could look like. He imagines it being used to control Spotify and other apps. 

If Apple's finished product looks anything like his concept renderings, it will probably be my next MacBook.

The MacBook's OLED touch screen would have the finish of normal keys, but what it displays would change based on the apps you use.

Spotify, for instance, could show playback controls on one edge of the OLED bar while you're shown menubar icons on the right.

You would presumably be able to tap on shortcuts like Spotlight search to use on the main display.