“On March 21, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals an audio codec with vibrator support,” Jack Purcher reports for Patently Apple.
“A dual channel audio coder decoder (codec) chip that has two output pins, which can be used to drive a pair of speakers in stereo mode, or a vibrator and a single speaker in mono mode,” Purcher reports. “Each channel has its own Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) and audio power amplifier to receive an audio signal for driving a speaker.”
Purcher reports, “This invention will allow the iPad to finally deliver ‘original message alerts’ that are available today on the iPhone.”
Much more, including Apple’s patent application illustrations and diagrams, in the full article here.
It’s the all new iPad… With ribs, for her pleasure!
How long until Adam & Eve become Apple resellers?
Seriously? This is news? A larger device does something smaller devices have been doing for over a decade is news?
IN OTHER NEWS:
“Tim Cook makes a 2nd trip to the executive men’s room in the same day. We can only surmise that there are health issues caused by being around so many Apple devices. Stock prices drop upon this news.”
I’ll buy one for Minka Kelly and wrap it up in Apple stickers – if she rejects it I’ll give it to iJustine.
I’m expecting some serious vibrating nookie out of this.