Surface Laptop’s audio could get even better in the future thanks to a clever twist – a speaker built into the touchpad

• Microsoft has filed a patent for a ‘haptic trackpad loudspeaker’
• It describes a touchpad using haptic feedback that doubles as a speaker
• It could potentially augment a laptop’s existing speakers, or replace one to create more space for other components

A future Surface Laptop could sport a fresh innovation in the form of a trackpad that also acts as a speaker.

The potential move was noticed by Windows Latest as a patent filed by Microsoft (with the US Patent and Trademark Office) for a ‘haptic trackpad loudspeaker’.