The potential product looks like a laptop with an iPhone-sized slot where the touchpad would be.
Apple wants to transform an iPhone into a full-fledged laptop.
Apple may eventually let you find out if an iPhone is all the computer power you need.
A US patent application filed in September and published Thursday points to an accessory that look like a traditional clamshell laptop, but has an iPhone-sized slot instead of a touchpad. The patent suggests the iPhone could potentially handle the processing, as well as the touch input and wireless communication.
The patent application also includes a design in which the screen is replaced with an iPad, similar to designs like the Incipio ClamCase Bluetooth keyboard but with the addition of a touchpad below the keyboard.
