Apple working on new cooling methods for Macs
Apple is working on a new method and apparatus for cooling electronic devices (mainly Macs), according to a new patent (number 20120002342) at the US Patent & Trademark Office.
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What could Apple be planning for rumored ‘media-related event’?
According to “All Things D” (http://macte.ch/RD2wJ), Apple is planning a media-related event to be held in New York later this month. I’m certain it won’t involve an iPad 3, iPhone 5 or iTV. So what might Apple be unveiling?
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Apple backlight patent hints at ‘iTV’ features
An Apple patent (number 2012002110) for dynamic backlight adaptation for black bars with subtitles may hint at what Apple has planned for the rumored “iTV” (an Apple-branded HDTV) and perhaps an iMac with television features (see http://www.macnews.com/2011/12/09/imac-tv-functionality-im-there).
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Apple patents involve Thunderbolt cables
Three Apple patents involving cables — and apparently Thunderbolt technology — have appeared at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Thunderbolt is an interface for connecting peripheral devices to a computer via an expansion bus. Thunderbolt was developed by Intel and brought to market with technical collaboration from Apple.
Read MoreTechnology could mean 3D iTV, Macs
If Apple does indeed launch its own line of television sets (the much rumored “iTV”), I suspect somewhere down the road the company will offer a 3D version. Heck, probably 3D Macs, too.
Apple isn’t going to mess around with ugly, bulky 3D glasses. But Stream TV Networks (http://streamtvnetworks.com/) has announced that it will unveil its new Ultra-D technology at CES 2012. Ultra-D is a “next generation 3D without glasses display technology that surpasses all 3D viewing experiences offered to date,” boasts Mathu Rajan, CEO of Stream TV Networks.
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