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more about #applepatent CoH: Can you imagine the ergonomics training we'll have to go through to be able to use our heads as a mouse? more » Slinkytech: I smell infringement in the future. Johnny Lee is working on Natal, and you wouldn't need a sensor for that. So it would be his idea without a sensor... more » SewerShark: LOOK BEHIND YOU, A THREE HEADED MONKEY!!!: . more » IN THE FACE!: I think they might want to talk to John King... I think he might already have a patent on this... Yay 3d, its just like 2d but with a bigger number, ... more » Serpentor X: Com'on Apple, bring me my holodeck. more » BergenCountyJC can't beat MW2: I'm still on the fence about getting a mac. *n00b alert* what's that one that has like the 21" screen with the components built in? I like that one --... more » Noobs-R-Us: If they can come up with a patent for me to control my woman with the iPhone, THAT would be worthwhile. more » Mikestan: The Gestapos are going to have to kill someone now. more » philibuster: It's a fleshlight. more » dfp3050: I know it's a stretch, but could this be Apple's version of the PowerMatt? more » brobot - Beboptimus Prime: Honestly this would be really useful for me. I have quickly grown tired of taking out the little insert dealy from my universal dock when I want to d... more » Kaiser-Machead: Bleh. I'd rather just have the adapter inserts. The dock is a pretty good standard size to fit all iPods. None will get thick enough to not fit in the... more » njdevil: Knowing Apple, it will work great, but it will be cheaper to hire a stripper to hold your iPod between her breasts. more » snoop_dizzle: This could make break-ups over the phone not as depressing! Or, even more depressing with some dramatic music..... more » TrollSlayer: Bow-chica-wow-wow more » closhedbb: I've shared music during a phone call before, it's called hold the phone up to a speaker. It works pretty well... And besides, wouldn't sending the mu... more » TheHeartless: I see this as a new way for them to fight battery replacers and basically give us the finger. I want longevity, con sarn it! more » Kaiser-Machead: And it also indicates that the HDD-based iPods may exist for yet another generation, I suppose, to cater to the high capacity crowd. A unibody iPod "c... more » fuchikoma: Motion controlled MP3 player more » Hello Mister Walrus: Keep in mind that Apple patents everything, so this might or might not be a sign of things to come. more » -
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Apple Patent Sees You Computing Hands-Free in 3D
Apple's got the patent office working overtime again, this time with an application for a 3D display that rotates objects based on the relative position of the user. -
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Control Your Mac With an iPhone, the Patent
A newly unearthed Apple patent application describes a process in which an iPhone could control a MacBook or iMac, remotely. More » -
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Apple Patent Shows Dock Made From 'Elastic Sponge-Like Substance' That Conforms To Shape of iPod/iPhone
Apple patents are flowing in thick and fast, with yesterday's anti-tampering idea, and now a universal dock which can be molded to the shape of whichever iPod or iPhone you put in it. Is Apple messing with us? More » -
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Apple Patent Describes Mid-Call Music, Video, Picture Sharing for iPhone
Apple Insider has scrounged up an Apple patent, filed in late 2007, that just, you know, immediately clicks. It's for instant media sharing during iPhone calls, and it makes plain old video calling look downright boring. More » -
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Apple Patent Implies iPod to Get a Unibody
Last October, Apple started using unibody designs in their MacBook and MacBook Pro. A newly uncovered patent suggests that the next product to incorporate this aluminum case may be the iPod. More » -
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Apple Patents Movement Gestures for the iPhone
Apple recently applied for a patent for "movement-based interfaces for personal media devices," which means a more advanced accelerometer and movement gestures for the iPhone. More » -
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Apple Patent Would Automatically Adjust iPhone, Mac Volume
A newly published Apple patent reveals that the company has worked out a system that would auto-adjust the volume of the iPhone or MacBook speakers based on the levels of ambient noise. More » -
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Future iPhones May Have Always-On Display
Apple has patented a new display technology that will allow their iPhones to have always-on displays with almost no battery cost whatsoever. This doesn't mean the whole display would be lit at all times. In reality, only part of it would be activated using a secondary backlight system located under the main one. According to Apple, the objective is to give feedback to the user at all times, even when the main display is turned off: More » -
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Apple Applies For Another Force Sensitive Touchscreen Patent
With this patent and the one filed last week, Apple's got more force sensitivity than Luke and Darth combined. The latest one, titled "Force and Location Sensitive Display," detects both where your finger is and how hard you're pressing down on a display. Skipping over the technical details of how this is done, the end result is that you've got a possible touchscreen portable device that can tell you that you're pushing down on it too hard. When you combine these two patents together, you get the indication that Apple's definitely working on either advancing the touchscreen in iPhones or a touchscreen tablet/laptop. [Apple Insider]
