“This new antenna is to hide behind the famous Apple logo thereby allowing it to gain a stronger signals without intervening metal or other conductive housing walls interfering,” Purcher reports. “It’s interesting to note that this is Apple’s third telephonic Macbook related patent in the second half of 2010 and would all but confirm this is a definite trend Apple is focused on.”
Purcher reports, “And lastly, it should be noted that Apple foresees the logo antenna working itself down into miniatures and wearables such as wrist watches and pendants.”
Read more in the full article, which includes Apple’s patent application illustrations, here.
If you are going to mention “touch” in any of your comments so STFU xD
Welcome to the logo antenagate! This would be blown out of proportion as well.
Erm… Well if you look at the specs for the iMacs, you’ll see that the wifi antenna is behind the logo as it’s the only piece of non metal on the back…
But it’s a good idea, as plastic isn’t as susceptible to metal in conducting/ merging signals… Shouldn’t be too much of an issue with holding it “wrong”…
as i understand it, apple already has the wifi antenna behind the apple in the imacs.
@bob69 … you beat me to it.
“Erm… Well if you look at the specs for the iMacs, you’ll see that the wifi antenna is behind the logo as it’s the only piece of non metal on the back…”
Yeah;
And am I crazy, or isn’t this the case with the iPad as well?
So how is this “a new kind of antenna”?
It’s new in its application if you follow the patent. The emphasis in the patent is like the cover graphic of the patently report. It’s the MacBook and iPhone. The inventors of this patent also have worked on other Apple patents on working telephony into the MacBook lineup which it doesn’t today. The patent points to the iPhone as one new candidate, the MacBook but also future miniature products yet to surface. The fact that the iPad only came out this year, proves that the patent has punch. If it’s already beginning to rollout, what’s next for this style of antenna?
Apple always has something new cooking. That’s what I love about Apple.
Nearfield communication antenna
Kind of like a Trojan Horse approach. Sneak it in.
Then again, maybe it’s the Cyclops approach. Hide it in his eye! hehehehe.
Could this confirm the nano/iPhone?!
And you think the Apple logo “GLOWS” now!…
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Apple must have hired an engineer that specializes in fractal math. That’s the cutting edge of antenna design these days.
The MBPs have their antennae in the display hinge. Not sure about the iMacs, but the antennae are not behind the Apple logo in the notebooks, for sure.
–mAc
Apple crumble! ai caramba!!!
I’m waiting for the cucaracha antenna — it scurries to where the signal is strongest…