Future Apple Watch may move its battery to give haptic feedback
Apple is investigating how to make the battery in an Apple Watch move in order to provide haptic feedback to the wearer.
Apple is investigating how to make the battery in an Apple Watch move in order to provide haptic feedback to the wearer.
Future head-mounted displays, such as "Apple Glass" may automatically remove dust obstructing the wearer's view.
Apple is researching how to make the fabric covering of a HomePod, or HomePod mini, also include a way to provide information to the user.
Apple's MagSafe connector that it popularized on the MacBook Pro could make a return in the future, with Apple researching the use of a revised version as a replacement to Lightning as it potentially moves to a "portless" iPhone design.
Apple is developing a method to provide better quality control for microLED displays, which carry a number of benefits over OLED and could be used in future devices like an Apple Watch or iPhone.
A future model of AirPods may be able to detect when they are not properly seated in a user's ear using ultrasonic ranging, and either alert the wearer, or reroute the audio to another device.
Electronics producer Maxell has filed another lawsuit against Apple, once more accusing it of infringing on 12 patents through FaceTime and photographic features of the iPhone, iPad, and other hardware.
Apple is researching how to blend virtual objects more seamlessly into the real world with "Apple Glass," and how to correctly display AR at the periphery of a wearer's view.
Apple is researching how to embed sensors into display panels, potentially enabling both Touch ID, and Face ID without a notch.
Apple is investigating ways to join images from many iPhone cameras, and optionally to control all those devices simultaneously to capture a 360-degree image.
A series of newly-granted patents show that Apple aims to make extensive and automatic safety features a key focus of the design of the forthcoming "Apple Car."
Apple is investigating how a future Apple Pencil could offer more variety to its users, by having interchangeable nibs that can change what the stylus can do.
Glass can shatter when dropped, but Apple is investigating the use of it for future AirPods Max because it looks great — and can have better acoustic properties that aluminum.
Apple is refining technology for use in a head-mounted device like the rumored "Apple Glass," including infrared sensors that could be used to measure the freshness or calorie content of food.
Building on existing systems that monitor sleep through placing a sensor on top of the mattress, Apple is researching how to get more data and do so with less discomfort for the sleeper.
A series of new patent applications backs up recent claims that Apple will introduce the ability for a future Apple Watch to monitor glucose using terahertz electromagnetic radiation without the need to draw blood.
Apple's forthcoming "Apple Glass" could feature systems that register dilated pupils, and so alter brightness to provide a comfortable viewing experience and monitor the user's attention.
If you've ever had an iPhone Lightning cable in your car, you already know how fragile they are. Apple may now have a solution that could also protect any kind of cable.
Apple is investigating making essential Apple Watch components, such as the display, do double duty by incorporating Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, UWB, or other antenna functions.
Apple is researching how to make a future "Apple Car" correctly recognize and respond to a person directing traffic at the site of an accident, or a parking attendant telling you which way to go.
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