iPhone Fold skips hinge problem, turns to material science to solve the crease

Apple is approaching foldables as a materials problem by focusing on how the iPhone Fold display handles stress with adhesive layers rather than how other companies deal with the hinge.

Andrew Orr 2 months ago 4

Future Apple Vision Pro my be modular, and upgradeable

Apple has been researching how to make a customizable Apple Vision Pro where the battery, the frame, and more can be changed by the user, as needs evolve.

William Gallagher 2 months ago 2

Future iPhones could feature a breathalyzer that spots high cholesterol

You can smell a lot more than alcohol on someone's breath. Apple is researching how to get that analysis done in your own home with a series of iPhone health sensors that you breathe over.

William Gallagher 2 months ago 3

Future Apple Pencils could physically transform to feel like drawing with fountain pens or paintbrushes

Apple has been researching how to adjust the Apple Pencil's tip angle, haptic feedback, weight distribution and even stiffness of the Apple Pencil to contextually turn it into the right tool for painting or calligraphy.

William Gallagher 3 months ago 0

Under-screen Touch ID may not just be for iPhone

Instead of a Home or a side-button, Apple is researching how best to implement under-screen fingerprint sensors, not just for mobile devices like iPhone Fold and iPad, but potentially also the Mac.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 5

Apple under legal attack over fall detection tech

Fall detection wearable specialist UnaliWear says that Apple Watch and just about every other smartwatch ever made infringes on its fall detection patents. It's in for a long and costly battle.

William Gallagher 4 months ago 4

Future AirPods may gain finer and faster gesture recognition

New research shows that Apple is looking to improve gestures on AirPods by dropping the separate detection circuitry of AirPods, and instead using the RF antenna to sense the gesture.

William Gallagher 5 months ago 1

Apple plans fabric displays for future devices like the HomePod

Future HomePods, iPhone cases, Apple Watch bands and more could display information right on their fabric covering, if one of the latest patents granted to Apple is anything to go by.

William Gallagher 5 months ago 6

Patents, research, and rumors: Everything the Apple Car was going to be

Apple spent billions of dollars and very many years before abandoning the Apple Car — and we now know so much about what it would have been like.

William Gallagher 6 months ago 8

Apple wins camera patent dispute, as Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal

Apple will no longer have to deal with a lawsuit alleging it infringed on camera-patent claims from 2011, as the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal in the case.

Marko Zivkovic 6 months ago 3

Masimo awarded $634M in Apple Watch patent infringement verdict

The legal woes of the Apple Watch are continuing, as Apple has been hit with a $634 million verdict in a trial over alleged infringement of Masimo's blood oxygen monitoring patents.

Malcolm Owen 7 months ago 18

Apple could make game controller that magnetically attaches to iPhone

Apple Arcade games could be played in the future by using console-like game controllers that magnetically snap on to the sides of an iPhone or iPad.

William Gallagher 7 months ago 11

Apple sets its sights on turning future Apple Vision product into Smart Sunglasses

Future and much less conspicuous versions of the Apple Vision Pro may act as smart sunglasses, with automatic dimming depending on your surroundings and who you're with.

William Gallagher 9 months ago 2

Apple Ring could be microphone & volume control for your iPhone

Apple's almost two decades of research into a smart Apple Ring is now continuing with more details about how such a device could spin on your finger to control your iPhone, and maybe include a microphone.

William Gallagher 9 months ago 0

Future Apple Vision Pro may add more touch controls

Apple has been researching how to make even the light seal on an Apple Vision Pro become a touch-sensitive control surface.

William Gallagher 10 months ago 2

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