An Apple patent (number 20100284525) has appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office that shows that future Apple mobile devices may sport a microphone array for improved sound capture.
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Apple patents involving a light sensing device, radio presets between a portable media player and an accessory and remote control signal learning and processing by a host device and accessory have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.
Read MoreThere’s an Eagles song called “Learn to be Still.” That’s something I think most of us Americans could learn to do. We’re always busy, and we’re always “plugged in.”
We have our desktop Macs, our laptop Macs, our iPods, our iPads, our iPhones. We’re always talking, emailing, looking up stuff, Tweeting, Facebooking, etc. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel guilty if I’m not doing anything.
Read MoreThe recent Apple patent for “scrollable menus and toolbars” indicates that Apple will continue to add similar features to iOS and Mac OS X. As I’ve said before, I think eventually there will only be one operating system, Apple OS, in computer and mobile versions.
The patent in question also shows further evolution of the Mac OS X Finder with the replacement of hierarchical computer menus by a scrollable window, in which functions would be more clearly displayed and navigated by gestures. Those gestures on a Mac would be made on a laptop trackpad, Magic Mouse or Magic Trackpad.
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Apple was granted four patents today by the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following isa summary of each.
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