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Tag: Apple patent application

Apple patent app reveals radical iMac made of single sheet of glass

Friday, January 24, 2020 3:37 pm14 Comments

A newly-published Apple patent application reveals that the company is considering a radical redesign: an iMac made of single sheet of glass …

Apple patent application reveals self-tightening Apple Watch band with health sensors

Tuesday, December 17, 2019 11:30 amTuesday, December 17, 20192 Comments

The tightness sensor and health sensor could work in tandem to monitoring changes in the tightness of the band, adjust tightness, and measure various health/fitness metics….

Apple patent application details iPhone without Lightning port to improve water resistance

Thursday, June 27, 2019 12:02 pmThursday, June 27, 20194 Comments

An example of a waveguide close to magnetically attaching to a flat side of an iPhone…

Apple patent filing hints at a HomePod theater system

Thursday, April 11, 2019 3:03 pmThursday, April 11, 20194 Comments

I’ve said before that Apple should introduce both lower-priced HomePods and more expensive ones

Apple’s future Macs could wirelessly power keyboards and mice at a distance

Thursday, March 21, 2019 9:01 amThursday, March 21, 201919 Comments

Mac peripherals including keyboards could work without needing to be recharged…

Apple patent application reveals work on offline Siri

Thursday, November 15, 2018 10:03 am2 Comments

Apple wants Siri to be able to work when you don’t have an online connection…

Apple patent application reveals ‘movie package file format’

Monday, October 15, 2018 9:30 amMonday, October 15, 20182 Comments

Apple wants to make it easier to watch homemade videos or videos bought/rented at the iTunes Store…

Apple patent hints at an Apple Watch with a circular design

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 2:02 pmTuesday, May 8, 201814 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent for an ‘electronic device having display with curved edges’ that shows…

Apple’s future Macs, iPhones, iPads could have wraparound, flexible displays

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 3:30 pmTuesday, March 20, 20183 Comments

In the patent, Apple notes that an electronic device may have a front surface on which a display is mounted…

Apple working on displays with adjustable angles-of-views for privacy on iPhones, iPads, and Macs

Friday, August 4, 2017 9:27 am1 Comment

Apple is working on a way to allow users to control when they want a narrow field of view on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac…

Apple’s next-gen flagship OLED iPhone is codenamed ‘Ferrari’

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 4:25 pmTuesday, December 20, 201621 Comments

Apple will release three models of iPhones next year, codenamed D20, D21 and D22…

All of iPhone 8’s OLED version will be curved, sources say

Monday, December 19, 2016 4:28 pmMonday, December 19, 20168 Comments

All of Apple’s iPhone 8 OLED versions will be curved…

KGI expects Apple to see all-time record iPhone demand in 2017; wireless charging on all next-gen iPhone models

Tuesday, November 29, 2016 2:44 pmTuesday, November 29, 20163 Comments

Apple is ramping for its biggest iPhone sales success ever next year, according to KGI…

Apple says OLED finally ready for iPhones, but most suppliers still aren’t

Thursday, November 17, 2016 4:30 pm6 Comments

Apple Inc. has big plans to outfit its next iPhone with vibrant, energy-sipping organic LED displays…

Analyst: Apple’s next-gen 5.8-inch OLED iPhone to have 5.1-5.2-inch active display area

Thursday, November 17, 2016 9:33 am6 Comments

Apple’s premium iPhone model will have a 5.8-inch OLED panel, but with a smaller actual active display area of between 5.1 and 5.2 inches

Apple patent reveals embedded Touch ID for fingerprint recognition anywhere on display

Tuesday, October 4, 2016 9:25 amTuesday, October 4, 20164 Comments

The fingerprint sensor is placed under the iPhone’s display and away from the Home button…

Apple could finally remove this ancient technology in iPhone 8

Tuesday, August 23, 2016 5:35 pmTuesday, August 23, 201642 Comments

If such a decision allows them to add battery life and other features then, in the long term…

Good-bye, Home button? What iOS 10 reveals about the future of the iPhone

Tuesday, July 12, 2016 11:00 amTuesday, July 12, 20167 Comments

It seems every week we get a new rumor about the iPhone 7, but one thing we know for sure is that it was designed…

Apple patent application reveals ambidextrous iPhone

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 12:01 pmTuesday, June 28, 20165 Comments

Apple may have plans to incorporate a display that changes depending on which hand the user is holding the device…

Apple patent application reveals Apple Pencil to work with Mac via in-air gestures, on trackpad, and as joystick for games

Thursday, May 19, 2016 10:58 amThursday, May 19, 20163 Comments

Today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals their work…

Apple granted key U.S patent for Touch ID fingerprint recognition integrated into Multi-Touch display

Wednesday, May 18, 2016 4:27 pmWednesday, May 18, 20166 Comments

Back in June 2015 that Apple acquired the majority of the fingerprint patent portfolio from Privaris…

Apple invents tamper prevention for Apple SIM

Thursday, October 8, 2015 2:35 pm6 Comments

Today that USPTO published a patent application from Apple’s senior iOS engineers that focuses on…

Apple patent application reveals iPhone inductive charging sans extra hardware

Thursday, October 8, 2015 10:05 am6 Comments

According to a patent application published on Thursday, Apple is actively investigating the integration of inductive charging tech…

Patent application reveals Apple working on wireless charging systems focused on rapid power delivery

Thursday, August 27, 2015 9:57 am7 Comments

Apple revealed details of a highly sophisticated wireless charging system…

3D fingerprint sensors under Gorilla Glass may let Apple kill iPhone’s Home button

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 10:25 amTuesday, July 21, 201520 Comments

Apple’s Home button may be nearing extinction…

Apple patent app reveals new touch display tech and a unique hybrid device for home or office

Thursday, March 19, 2015 12:03 pmThursday, March 19, 20155 Comments

On March 19, 2015, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…

Apple files for patent to move Touch ID fingerprint scanner from home button to display

Monday, February 9, 2015 5:25 pmMonday, February 9, 20159 Comments

Future iPhones and iPads could move Apple’s Touch ID fingerprint sensor…

Apple patent reveals flexible electronic newspaper

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 3:57 pmTuesday, October 7, 20146 Comments

Apple has been granted a patent today for their invention relating to…

New Apple invention helps prevent misdirected messages and emails

Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:27 amThursday, May 15, 20146 Comments

An Apple invention published on Thursday illustrates a simple yet effective way…

Apple patent application reveals personal display headset invention

Thursday, May 8, 2014 3:31 pmThursday, May 8, 20142 Comments

Apple was well ahead of the pack when they were first granted a patent for a video headset display…

Apple patent application reveals new iPad Smart Cover featuring unique multi-touch gesture keyboard

Thursday, March 27, 2014 9:57 am10 Comments

Apple’s keyboard has been uniquely designed to double as a multi-touch gesture keyboard…

Apple patent application details facial and feature recognition techniques

Thursday, February 20, 2014 4:32 pmThursday, February 20, 20143 Comments

On February 20, 2014, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…

Apple patent application reveals restaurant ordering and reservation system

Thursday, December 12, 2013 5:57 pm4 Comments

On December 12, 2013, the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…

Apple patent application details Siri using crowd-sourced information to broaden answer database

Thursday, November 14, 2013 9:40 am3 Comments

Apple’s Siri may soon get more of a human touch…

Apple patent application reveals eye tracking system with advanced gaze controls

Thursday, October 10, 2013 9:30 am10 Comments

Today the US Patent and Trademark Office revealed a new Apple invention…

Apple’s latest move worries Windows PC assemblers

Friday, July 5, 2013 5:01 pmFriday, July 5, 201330 Comments

Apple has filed a patent application with the USPTO…

Apple’s new iPhone? Wraparound display, no buttons

Friday, March 29, 2013 3:03 pmFriday, March 29, 201332 Comments

Potentially, the smartphone could contain up to two AMOLED screens..

Apple patent application reveals iPhone with curved, wraparound display

Thursday, March 28, 2013 8:35 amThursday, March 28, 201321 Comments

The wraparound display will also apply to Apple’s possible future wristband…

Apple wants dropped iPhones to land like a cat

Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:58 am24 Comments

Apple has been examining various ways of protecting devices such as the iPhone…

Apple patent application describes some way-out ways to protect devices during accidental drops

Thursday, March 21, 2013 11:01 amThursday, March 21, 201310 Comments

A series of newly proposed protective mechanisms designed for future…

Apple patent application reveals advanced iPad magnetics system for dual iPad notebook computer and much more

Thursday, February 28, 2013 9:32 amThursday, February 28, 20138 Comments

The US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple…

Apple patent describes future iPhones that anticipate user needs with ‘situational awareness module’

Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:01 amWednesday, February 27, 20138 Comments

A system outlined in an Apple patent on Tuesday takes data from a number of sensors…

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