“They don’t really care about the shape of the iPhone’s gasket or that the manufacturing process utilizes liquid metal so as to avoid gaps or spaces between the glass and metal members – or that Apple uses alloys with liquid atomic structures,” Purcher writes. “Yet to future engineers and possibly those that will be the next generation of Crazy Ones in Cupertino, it definitely matters. Today’s brief report points you to one of many Patents that are behind the coolest iPhone ever.”
Purcher reports, “Apple’s patent covers some of the intricate methods and processes that are required to ensure that the assemblies of devices that are mating metal with glass, like the iPhone 4 or iMac, are incredibly accurate so as to provide stunning end user products where metal and glass simply appear as if they’re naturally blending together without seam. And the only seams that are present on the design, are ingeniously a series of antennas that are brought together to create the primary structure of the new iPhone.”
Full article, with information about liquid metal, synthetic sapphire, aluminosilicate glass, and more, here.
MacDailyNews Take: Read it and weep, fake iPhone-makers.
Direct link to video via YouTube here.
I think their liquid metal will turn to solid gold…..
Apple simply makes stunning products and the other manufacturers just don’t care about such things. Thanks Apple.
Posted from my iPad
Death by a thousand patents!!
They need to get Arnold to do an ad for that process…
Love the iPhone 4, but the promo is worthy of Mircosoft.
In cases of patent theft the liquid metal will of course form the T-1000 and seek out all infringers for termination.
I have been spending too much time on Reddit.
It’s not just form, but functional.
I love Joz’s quote, “This is going to change everything, all over again”. it’s as if he’s talking directly to the knock-off guys. And you can almost hear the silent “Sh*t!”.
Or was that chairs flying?
MDN –
Why don’t you also link to the Apple website for these videos, instead of crappy GoogleYouTube videos?
One look at this image is enough to make ya say, “WTF?”
http://www.htc.com/www/product/g1/overview.html
Sure but it docent do cut-copy-paste…
Oh wait… or multitasking… and wait, the battery life is too short. And the resolution is too low.
Oh right, every possible perceived shortcomming has been addressed…
…but I’m not willing to paying the expensive “Apple tax” to get one.
What? So they’re the same price as every cheap plastic smartphone on the market?
What am I supposed to whine about for the next year?
@TT
lchemists indeed.
“…get out there and start flashing it in the face of their friends who are sad owners…”
What a stupid reason for buying an incredible device.
@disposableidentity
It’s not 4G like the EVO.
I suppose one could say that the iPhone 4 is just a bit more seamly than its predecessor.
But, but, but…
It ‘doesn’t even have a keyboard’.
Balmer: “I like our strategy. I like it a lot.”
Hahahahaha
May he stay CEO for as long as it takes. *clink*
I’m dying to see how much of an improvement in signal strength comes from the new antennas.
@fandango
Priceless : )
“Liquid Metal” heh. Apple must now hire Robert Patrick to be the new voice of iPhone.
just like the $100 bill, much of the design is intended to make it very difficult to counterfeit.
that seamless marriage of steel and glass… a phone that has a glass back… a phone with 2 cameras, 2 mics, and a flash… geez. steve is just show’n off now!
Android fanboys,…. Just shut up.
Definition of TOY. Cheap, plastic, easily broken, wears out quickly. Not precision made.
Is an imitation of the real thing, with limited functionality.
Hmmmm. Netbook, Acer, HP, Dell……..
@ disposableidentity
Good one…
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> What am I supposed to whine about for the next year?
They desperately find things to whine about that don’t matter. For example, Steve Jobs had an “embarrassing moment” during the iPhone 4 introduction (he actually handled it very well). He “exaggerated” in his description of the Retina Display (who cares – it’s still 326 DPI at 960×640). The iPad security issue caused by ATT is cause for concern. Highlight every app that gets rejected from the App Store. And of course, complain about lack of Flash support, when there is actually NO mobile platform that currently has Flash support.
@ freefromdesign
two words: battery life
@BullSheet
Thanks, I don’t laugh out loud very often, when alone. One glance of that was enough.