Apple researching how to make 'Apple Glass' self cleaning
Future head-mounted displays, such as "Apple Glass" may automatically remove dust obstructing the wearer's view.
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William Gallagher
Apple's 'iPhone Fold' could use bright pixels to warm up flexible display
The rumored iPhone Fold or iPad that uses a flexible display could use new technology to prevent the display from getting too brittle from cold weather by warming the screen before bending it, by using a combination of heating elements and even the pixels of the display itself.
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Malcolm Owen
Apple researching auto-diffusing flash for future iPhone cameras
Future iPhone cameras may contain a flash that automatically adjusts and diffuses its light to better capture objects at different distances from the lens.
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Future Apple gloves could use ultrasonics to re-implement Force Touch
Rather than reintroducing the previous Force Touch where a surface detects pressure, Apple is investigating how wearables such as gloves can turn regular surfaces into touch-sensitive ones, perhaps for Apple AR.
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Apple examining ways to detect light through a display for Face ID, Touch ID
Apple is continuing to refine its work on light sensors that could work through a display, likely for use in a future version of Face ID or Touch ID on an iPhone.
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Mike Peterson
Apple researching how to integrate a display into fabric, like the HomePod covering
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.
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MagSafe connector could return and replace Lightning on iPhone
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.
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Apple testing method could boost reliability, quality of microLED displays
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.
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Future AirPods could use ultrasonics to detect proper ear positioning
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.
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