Why doesn’t Apple make this?

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Apple could make a ton of money building little external touch ID sensors, or licensing the tech to keyboard manufacturers. Why don’t they?

– Snazzy Labs’ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz9Ek6fxX48
– Model I used: https://www.printables.com/model/355924-clickable-touch-id-box-tkl-board-wired#instructions
– The M1.2 Screw set I used: https://amzn.to/48xqYYe
– The M1.2 Nut set I used: https://amzn.to/4ozzb43
– Hakko curved-tip tweezers: https://amzn.to/443cldQ
– iFixit Mako Screwdriver kit: https://amzn.to/4iBGRkL

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Contents:

00:00 – Touch ID
00:44 – Torn down
04:00 – Transformed
06:11 – Tested