When Apple first debuted the the Smart Cover for the iPad 2, it was very proud of its seemingly simple screen protector. The bendy cover-turned-stand is certainly a neat twist on the traditional case, but could it stand to be even cleverererer? According to a recent Apple patent application, the answer’s a resounding yes. Read more
You’ve always got to take patent applications with a pinch of salt. Having a patent approved is a world apart from just applying for one, and even then there’s no guarantee that what’s being described will ever see the light of day. But there’s something intriguing about this one from Google: it’s been turned around in lightning speed and has Android chief Andy Rubin’s name attached to it. Is this the next Nexus phone? Read more
Got plans on clamping Google’s Project Glass headset to your glasses? You might not if it interferes with Apple’s future iPod. The Cupertino company has just had a patent application accepted for a Bluetooth headset with an MP3 player built-in. Are Siri powers bundled in too? Read on for the details. Read more
Yes, yes, we only reported on an Apple patent application a few hours ago, but interesting stuff is interesting stuff. While this morning’s news focused on Apple’s future attempts to get into and control your living room, this is an altogether more feasible idea: an iPhone case made entirely out of glass. Read more
Apple is going to launch a range of TV sets this year. Of this, everyone’s pretty certain. Thing is, where will that leave the Apple TV box? The current line of thinking is that it’ll act as a lesser-specced option. After all, why would you buy a new TV when you can get the same features for £99? But if newly revealed Apple patent applications are anything to go by, this could be wrong. Allow us to explain… Read more
Yahoo has opened fire on Facebook, launching a full-on legal assault against the world’s biggest social network on the grounds of a myriad patents to do with several key areas of Facebook’s infrastructure. One of them seems more integral to us than the others, though; is Facebook Chat in danger? Read more
An Apple patent has been uncovered this afternoon which reveals hints that the company may add integrated projectors to its iOS device line. The schematic (pictured above) also shows a laptop with a connected projector accessory, possibly connected via Thunderbolt. Will the next generation of iPhones, iPads and iPods include projectors?
This is not the first time we’ve heard rumbling of integrated projectors from Apple. As Patently Apple notes, back in 2009 the company first hinted they would one day integrate a projector system into iOS devices. Then in 2010 a broad patent application surfaced concerning networked projection systems and later that year research teams began working on integrating a projector into a MacBook.
