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Tag: stylus

Apple granted two major Apple Pencil patents for iPad Pro

Tuesday, July 17, 2018 11:25 am4 Comments

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office officially published a series of 40 newly granted patents for Apple…

Apple patent application reveals Apple Pencil working with future iPhone

Thursday, November 30, 2017 11:28 amThursday, November 30, 20171 Comment

Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that reveals..

Inside Apple’s iPhone X compromise

Monday, October 16, 2017 10:56 amMonday, October 16, 20179 Comments

Apple is working on a brand-new iPhone that…

Apple considering bringing Apple Pencil support to iPhone

Friday, October 13, 2017 12:00 pmFriday, October 13, 201750 Comments

Sources say Apple engineers have recently been working on a new iPhone that comes with a digital 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…

Video: Apple Pencil for iPad Pro vs. Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 stylus

Thursday, November 12, 2015 12:03 pmThursday, November 12, 201517 Comments

This year Apple took the iPad concept one step further and announced the iPad Pro…

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…

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…

Apple patent application details smart stylus with onboard light transmitter and motion sensors

Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:29 am4 Comments

A unique stylus with a number of different nib or tip configurations…

IOC: Olympic athletes may use Apple iPhones without restriction during opening ceremony

Thursday, February 6, 2014 4:26 pmThursday, February 6, 201418 Comments

The International Olympic Committee confirmed today that Olympic athletes…

Olympic sponsor Samsung demands Apple logos on athletes’ iPhones be covered during opening ceremony

Wednesday, February 5, 2014 3:45 pmWednesday, February 5, 201442 Comments

Samsung requires the Apple logo on an iPhone be physically covered…

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…

5 Apple patents hint at looming surprises

Wednesday, January 29, 2014 3:33 pm11 Comments

pple is back in the headlines this week…

Adobe unveils iPad-compatible, cloud-enabled ‘Project Mighty’ smart stylus and ‘Napoleon’ digital ruler

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 2:03 pmTuesday, May 7, 201313 Comments

Adobe has announced two new cloud-enabled hardware offerings…

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 patent application reveals advanced ‘active stylus’ for iOS devices

Monday, December 31, 2012 12:00 pm10 Comments

A new Appel Inc. patent application that was published by the US Patent…

Apple patent application reveals more about their optical iPen and graphics program

Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:34 amThursday, May 24, 20125 Comments

Apple continues to spend time and R&D funding on a future iPen device…

Samsung exec admits its tablet market efforts a flop

Monday, February 27, 2012 5:01 pmMonday, February 27, 201244 Comments

Samsung admitted that its attempt to breach the tablet market has largely been a flop…

Apple patent app details smart, heated ‘iPen’ stylus for iPad and iPhone

Thursday, July 7, 2011 5:02 pmThursday, July 7, 201112 Comments

Apple has now filed more than a dozen smart pen patent applications…

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