“Every once in a while we check out various IP databases around the world to see if we could find any Apple activity,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple. “Well, Bingo, we found three all new smart pen patents from Apple that are chock full of great ideas.”
“In between Apple’s US patent filings published in May and December, Apple’s engineers were filing new patents in Europe that were published just two months ago. These have not been published in the US yet and so they’re new to us,” Purcher reports. “And boy does Apple go deeply into the rabbit hole or what?”
Purcher reports, “Apple has a ton of new ideas on how to advance the smart pen. Yet the one twist that I thought was intriguing is that Apple appears to be seriously thinking of turning smart pen tips into an accessory business. Do you want your pen to be a brush? No problem, here is a new pen tip for that: Ka-Ching. Do you want your pen to double as a bar code reader? No Problem, here is a tip for that: Ka-Ching. And there are a lot of ‘Ka-Chingy’ ideas in these three new patents to go around. Check it out.”
Much more, including Apple’s patent application illustrations and diagrams, in the full article here.
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The ipen is something I’ve wanted for some time. The ideas here show me that Apple’s engineers have some great ideas that could finally make this fly. Some of Apple’s ideas have to start paying off. An ipen and iwallet are 2 things I hope to see come to market in the next 24 months.
Some of Apple’s ideas have to start paying off.
As compared with WHAT Apple ideas that are not paying off? Are you trying to be an ignoramus troll?
Oh I don’t know, I thought his post was pretty positive. Not that it has to be. I do believe people are allowed to express their opinions here? Regardless of whether you like them or not. So set your fucking sissy ass down and shut up!
I hope Apple makes a better iPen than Cregle did. Cregle now has a second round on Kickstarter for the iPen 2, but I’ll withhold judgment until it’s released.
Ka Ching!
But, but, Samsung has styluses.
Wacom is the closest competitor in the smart stylus market.
As for Samsung, Palm stylus much? Again, not a hint of originality at Samsung. By all means, support the parasite company. Great idea, TechnoDummies.
ipen, iwatch……wtf! What we need is a total update of the already old iOS!
Heard that! iWatch, iPen… Can someone say Go-Go-Gadget or something Maxwell Smart has at his bedside with his polished shoe phone on the floor… “Missed it by that much!”
I’ve always wanted to use the ipad as an input device for Photoshop, Illustrator or cad. This seems like a dream come true for graphic designers everywhere.
an iPen + a new Apple Artist Display mit multi-touch!!!!
Wacom, we have a problem!
You all need to hope for a smart brain.
Hello Pen- It’s the 90s. Love the hair