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Tag: smart-pen

Apple patent applications reveal smart stylus with touch sensors, ambidextrous user interface for iOS

Thursday, June 23, 2016 11:27 amThursday, June 23, 20161 Comment

A pair of Apple patent applications published Thursday indicate research into alternative input methods for iOS…

Adonit launches new rival to Apple Pencil, $79 Pixel stylus is compatible with iPhone and iPad

Tuesday, May 24, 2016 2:44 pmTuesday, May 24, 20166 Comments

Adonit has been in the stylus game for five years, so when Apple announced it was releasing its own Apple Pencil…

Analyst: Apple’s 12.9-inch ‘iPad Pro’ to offer optional Force Touch compatible stylus

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 4:03 pmWednesday, August 19, 201514 Comments

Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro will go in to production within weeks and that the stylus will be able to…

Apple patent application reveals smart stylus with texture sensing capabilities, 3D image generation, and more

Thursday, July 30, 2015 9:56 amThursday, July 30, 20152 Comments

A stylus with texture capture, advanced haptic feedback and more importantly an inertial measurement unit…

Apple advances their future iPen with a continuous handwriting UI and processor system

Thursday, July 9, 2015 9:55 amThursday, July 9, 20157 Comments

Over the years Apple has had some massive projects supported by a huge body of patents…

Apple patent application details yet another stylus-like device

Thursday, May 21, 2015 3:26 pmThursday, May 21, 20153 Comments

On May 21, 2015, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application…

Warning: Apple’s mythical iPad Pro may replace your enterprise PCs

Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:01 pmThursday, May 14, 201521 Comments

The stage seems increasingly well staged for the enterprise-focused productivity tablet…

Analyst: Apple likely to launch simple stylus with 12.9-inch iPad Pro; advanced 3D stylus due later

Sunday, January 18, 2015 11:12 amSunday, January 18, 201514 Comments

Apple is likely to launch a hardware stylus to enhance the user experience…

Apple granted another smart pen patent for capturing digital copies of notes and drawings

Tuesday, December 30, 2014 8:59 amTuesday, December 30, 20147 Comments

Apple was granted yet another stylus design patent on Tuesday…

Apple files their 10th ‘Smart Pen’ patent of the year

Saturday, December 6, 2014 7:07 pmSaturday, December 6, 201431 Comments

It’s evident that Apple has plans of introducing a next-gen smart pen…

iPen: Apple patent applications reveal advanced modular smart-pen

Sunday, February 2, 2014 2:02 pmSunday, February 2, 201416 Comments

Apple’s ‘iPen’ project now has over 22 known patents on record…

iPen? Apple secretly files three dynamic smart pen patents in Europe

Thursday, February 28, 2013 6:00 pmThursday, February 28, 201312 Comments

Every once in a while we check out various IP databases around the world…

Apple granted U.S. patent for super ARM-powered smart-pen/portable computer; predates Livescribe

Tuesday, September 27, 2011 12:33 pmTuesday, September 27, 201116 Comments

The smart-pen, which is noted as using an ARM processor, is also likely to incorporate…

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