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Apple wants touchscreens on Macs, but its MacBook lineup could get weird
Leaks point to a touchscreen MacBook Pro with tandem OLED and M5 chips, with Apple expected to show it October twenty-eighth; the discount codes remain unconfirmed.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger on this story, from Weekend Edition at 12:05 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Digital Trends's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Digital Trends: “Apple wants touchscreens on Macs, but its MacBook lineup could get weird”, with reporting from Macworld and GSMArena.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 12:05 PM ET on Weekend Edition, by Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Apple.
The real story
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- Digital TrendsApple wants touchscreens on Macs, but its MacBook lineup could get weird
- MacworldReport: Apple's touchscreen MacBook is '100% confirmed' facts used on air
- GSMArenaApple rumored to be working on a touchscreen MacBook facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorApple is reportedly putting a touchscreen on the MacBook Pro, after years of saying that was an iPad thing.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMarisol Teague is a lifestyle creator who has already built a sponsored morning routine around it. Marisol, the laptop isn't announced.
Marisol TeagueHank, it's confirmed. A leaker on Weibo called it one hundred percent. I start every day tapping my celery juice, and use my code TOUCHGLOW.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMacworld says leakers usually avoid absolutes. So that one is unusually sure of himself. What's step one of the routine?
Marisol TeagueStep one, I look at the screen with intention. Step two, I touch it. Use my code TOUCHGLOW twenty, plus a free lanyard.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBloomberg's Mark Gurman said October twenty-seventh. Macworld says Apple is expected to unveil it October twenty-eighth. Which day is your morning?
Marisol TeagueBoth. I wake up twice. Use my code TOUCHGLOW twenty-eight, valid on the twenty-seventh, or the twenty-eighth, depending on the universe.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSteve Jobs said in twenty ten that vertical touch surfaces are ergonomically terrible. Does your routine cover that?
Marisol TeagueI stretch. Use my code TOUCHGLOW twenty-eight stretch, buy one arm, get the other arm half off.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd that code exists?
Marisol TeagueIt will, the day the laptop does. Right now it's more of a vibe with a percentage.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo it's a discount on a launch for a laptop, for a feature Apple said wouldn't happen. I tried your code.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt expired in two thousand ten.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock, it's yours. I'll be here. I'm always here.
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