Apple continues to evolve the hinge it may use on a folding iPhone
A newly-granted patent shows Apple has evolved its previous hinge designs, and is now describing foldable iPhone displays with far more intricate gearing.
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patents
William Gallagher
Folding iPhone may be touch sensitive all over
Apple has been granted a patent for touch sensitive control areas including solid-state buttons on any surface of the current iPhone design, and a folding one.
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Future Apple Watch band could detect the slightest finger movements and gestures
Apple is investigating how the addition of electrodes to Apple Watch bands could detect the muscle movement and minute electrical activity when a user makes just about any finger gesture.
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Future HomeKit could track you through your house and predict your needs
A future version of HomeKit may keep track of where the people in the house are, and learn user habits to figure out when to automatically take actions, without you having to ask Siri.
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Future Apple Watch bands could automatically launch apps or change face
Not content with its plan to make Apple Watch bands whose color can be changed, Apple wants those bands to change what the Watch displays — and to prove that they are "authorized."
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Apple's Smart Ring may be able to spot when you snap your fingers
Skin to skin detection could mean a future Apple Ring can be controlled with the swipe of a thumb, plus it could spot when you're playing rock, paper, scissors.
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Apple Car's dashboard may look different to driver & passenger
Car dashboard space is limited, and Apple is researching ways to allow that one screen to show different information, depending on what angle it is viewed.
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Billion dollar Apple Watch patent fight goes to jury trial
A Federal jury is about to hear Masimo's claims that Apple infringed technology patents related to blood oxygen sensing in its Apple Watch, in a trial due to last 10 days.
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Apple wants to track every user movement for health, AR, and more
Apple wants to know every time you move a muscle in any part of your body, so it can more accurately build a picture of your fitness, and also possibly map your location in a room better.
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Malcolm Owen
