Lawsuit claims Apple Watch infringes on activity monitoring patent
Apple has been slapped with a new lawsuit alleging that the Apple Watch infringes on a patent related to health devices that monitor physical activity.
Apple has been slapped with a new lawsuit alleging that the Apple Watch infringes on a patent related to health devices that monitor physical activity.
Future Apple devices and accessories may use buttons made from fabric, a concept that could help with the design of unique hardware and peripherals, as well as eliminating the need for current styles of buttons and switches.
Future compact and bendable iPad keyboards could gain backlighting that more evenly lights the keys, with Apple suggesting the use of light guides on a flexible substrate to direct light to where its needed.
Apple goes far to make its devices seamless and attractive, but it wants to go further and create controls that are invisible until you need them.
Apple's interest in magnets is not confined to MagSafe. Instead, we're likely to see more magnetic clasps in the Apple Watch, or in cases for any Apple devices.
A federal judge says there is "serious doubt" about the verdict that saw PanOptis awarded $506 million against Apple, and is allowing a retrial over iPhone 4G LTE patent infringements.
Apple AR hardware may move lenses or external cameras to provide an "Apple Glass" wearer with the right focus for precisely what they're looking at.
Rather than having beeps or pop-up messages, notifications could some day alter the shape and texture of an iPhone, Apple Watch, or MacBook Pro, to give tactile alerts.
Apple is researching new types of user interaction methods, including a system that could trigger certain features if it detects a user is present — including marking a notification as read.
Apple is continuing to research how to ensure the identity of someone presenting an iPhone to a passport official, or using any other digital ID document.
Apple's augmented reality plans could involve creating a 3D model of a user's fingers for interacting with virtual touchscreens, while the use of infrared optical markers may make it easier for AR systems to adjust what is seen on an iPhone or iPad's screen.
Rather than just spotting whole mistyped words, Apple wants iOS to figure out which letters are wrong, delete those on the fly with little user intervention, and keep the right ones.
Apple plans to have your iPhone predict far in advance if you're going to run out of charge today, and warn you in time to do something about it.
Apple is investigating a system that would allow users to control their Apple Watch, iPhone, or other device by blowing on it.
Pop-up retail booths could let customers interact remotely with Apple personal shoppers, as they demonstrate iPhone or other devices through video and AR.
Apple is researching how to detect environmental noise levels and user voice patterns so Siri can respond with a yell or a whisper as needed.
Future MacBook Pro devices could be fully virtual as Apple is investigating creating them in AR, and also assessing when we need a screen break.
Having beaten Apple in a patent dispute, PanOptis is asking for the courts to also award it permanent royalty payment per infringing iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, sold in future.
If Apple's research on how to have its devices register touch without you even needing to press on the glass, you won't need to take off your gloves off to answer your iPhone in the future.
Just as Apple Watch can tap to tell the wearer to turn left or right when walking, so Apple wants future AirPods to be able to direct a user.
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