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?
https://gizmodo.com/new-apple-patent-prevents-you-from-screwing-with-the-ha-5423663
First filed in June 2008 but just unearthed by AppleInsider, it’s been called the “Aesthetically pleasing universal dock” and is made from an “elastic sponge-like substance.” It would be able to –
“retain its shape between uses or could be reset using a button placed on the front of the dock for use with a different device. This would eliminate the current problem of differing generations of iPods/iPhones needing adapters to fit into certain docks and chargers.”
A shape-shifting iPod dock to match your shape-changing Jaguar C-XS car, perhaps? [AppleInsider]
