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Yet another patent filed by Apple, which depicts an iMac that transitions between mouse/keyboard-based input and touch-based input through an adjustable stand, which was published by the World Intellectual Property Organization, is titled “Transitioning Between Modes of Input”
According to the filing, various sensors, such as accelerometers or position sensors,
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Apple is known for its innovation and vast patent portfolio. Its not always easy to guess an upcoming Apple product just on the basis of patents, but here is a recently filed application from Apple. Apparently Apple is looking at the possibility of having touchscreen IPS displays on macbooks. This is the same display they [...]
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The other day we hear about the awesome Apple patent that would make stealing your expensive, beautiful gizmo a impossible task. But then there are a whole different set of reports that we are seeing. As it turns out, Apple is keen on curbing Jailbreaking and Unlocking. Jailbreaking / unlocking the iPhone / iOS became [...]
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Now this is one extreme and sci-fi vision from Apple. A recent Apple patent application reveals its grand plans to empower a handheld to implement security measures based on user heartbeat, face, voice patterns and even behavior. So if your iPhone is stolen it might well detect unauthorized usage and explode (kidding!).
Imagine being able to [...]
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We know that Apple has pushed a noise cancellation mic on the iPhone 4 and it matches up with what Google did on the Nexus One. But it seems that Apple really wants to go a step further with this and make the most of the extra hardware, guess how? Well the iOS would get [...]
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Apple continues acquiring new patents for their device and the newest patent which Apple has acquired will detect the users heartbeats. Biometric recognition is not a new technology, we have already seen systems identifying, fingerprints, eyes and faces but sensing the heart beat maybe a different experience.
This new patent acquired by Apple is called, ‘Seamlessly [...]
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An interesting Apple patent that makes me feel – ‘wow, this is something I so so need’. Imagine having a visitor at your door when you are just 5 mins away from home? or even better, being outside your own house without the keys and waiting for your spouse to return from the market [...]
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iPhone is undoubtedly a revolutionary phone and Steve Jobs claimed in 2007 launch that its patented. Given the number of Patents these corporations file on a daily basis, it isn’t a surprise that Apple is suing HTC for 20 iPhone related patents. What will follow in the coming months is certainly a long drawn messy [...]
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Apple has filed a new patent that hints at something really geeky on the hardware front. This technology allows the user to swipe his finger over the camera lens to perform actions. This would let one make better use of the iPhone with a more empowered one handed operations. Scrolling, initiating actions etc using the [...]
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Lately we noticed some interesting mocked up home screen for iPhone on teehanlax. They have changed the screen to make it more informative when locked in the standby mode.
Also the ability to scroll down the home screen has been explored at the same time.
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Not too long ago Apple was sues for infringing multiple Nokia patents (precisely 10). Though Apple didn’t respond to the suit in media, Cupertino has fired its rocket today with a counter-suit alleging infringement of 13 of its patents by Nokia. We certainly havn’t seen the end of this!
Here is the short and not so [...]
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A recent patent filing by Apple has re-spurred the talk about the Tablet / Touch Netbook that we was being rumored since long and supposedly as to be released last month. However this has been one of the many Apple rumors that first excited and then disappointed us.
Since over a month we have been following [...]
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Apple filed a new patent application which is going to help apple in diagnosing a troubled iPhone/iPod, or more precisely it will tell whether your iPhone/iPod has been abused (intentionally or unintentionally ) by its owner. This new patent will not only detect whether your iPhone/iPod is subjected to moisture (on your device components) [...]
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Apple iPhone rumors were shot down and the final nail on the coffin was the launch of the iPhone 3GS. However just like the netbook, it seems Apple has some innovative ideas for a smaller iPhone aswell. An Apple patent has made its way to the US via an original filing in Australia, this gives [...]
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Apple surely wants to make iPhone a killer going forward. Their latest patent application reveals plans for stunning Karaoke experience on the iPhone / iTouch. Apple’s Karaoke would allow you sing your latest songs with live feedback on your performance, eventually aiming to make you a better singer.
The systems and methods for providing users with [...]
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Another Apple patent, this one reveals plans of a biometric security measure to protect and lockdown iPhones and Macbook to avoid unauthorized usage. But fingerprint security and face recognition is nothing new? However Apple plants to make this feature integrated such that the user wont be distracted from their normal usage routine [...]
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Apple leads the touch on mobile and it hopes to maintain its lead. The latest Patent by Apple this holiday shows swipe gestures on the iPhone onscreen keyboard. The image above demonstrates “Swipe left = delete”
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