Future Apple keyboard could have one key that can pop out and be used as a mouse
Apple is continuing researching on how one key on the MacBook Pro keyboard could be taken out, and used as a precision mouse.
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William Gallagher
HomePod could gain touch-sensitive fabric & more convenient controls
Apple is working on fabrics that can contain touch-sensitive materials, and display controls, so that the protective case around a future HomePod mini could feature extra functionality.
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'Apple Glass' may create AR keyboards, help poor typists
Users wearing "Apple Glass," or other Apple AR headsets, may turn any surface into a keyboard — and also display typing over the keys to help hunt-and-peck typists.
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Apple's first AR headset launches in 2022, supply chain sources claim
Supply chain sources claim that Apple's $2000 Apple AR headset will go on sale in the second half of 2022, with the AR glasses expected to arrive in 2023.
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Apple's Home Button patent lawsuit appeal has mixed results
Apple both won and lost in a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals on Monday, with a panel of judges invalidating claims of one patent but upholding two others in a lawsuit about the iPhone Home button.
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Malcolm Owen
Apple may have solved bending batteries for the folding iPhone
Apple is continuing to investigate ways that it can fill the entire volume of an iPhone, and is researching batteries that can fill the gaps in flexible devices such as a future iPhone Fold.
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Future MacBook Pro may get health monitoring sensors
Similar technology to the sensors in the Apple Watch may come to the MacBook Pro, with Apple researching how to add biometric monitoring to the palm rest surface.
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Future iPhone, Mac may power down when you look away
From MacBook Pro to iPad, Apple is investigating the use of gaze detection, and attention sensing, to know when you're not using a device and it can save battery power.
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Future iPad screens may add haptic feedback, bring back Force Touch
Apple is researching how to make swiping across an iPad screen feel more tactile, with alerts and controls providing haptic feedback — and potentially the return of Force Touch.
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Mike Peterson
