Apple patents involve camera flashes, backlights, more
Several Apple patents have appeared at the US Patent & Trademark Office. Following is a summary of each.
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Apple wants to beef up audio system for the iPhone
An Apple patent (20100246855) for a dynamic audio parameter adjustment using touch sensing has appeared at the US Patent and Trademark Office for . It describes a new audio sensory system for iOS devices — or at least the iPhone.
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Future versions of Mac OS X could include virtual input tools
An Apple patent (number 20100245250) for virtual input tools hint at some potentially fascinating developments in upcoming versions of the Mac OS X.
A virtual input device, e.g., a virtual representation of a physical input device, is disclosed. In one aspect, virtual coordinates of the virtual input device correlate to real coordinates on the physical input device. Dimensions of the physical input device are proportional to dimensions of the virtual input device, and interactive objects are presented in the virtual input device. The inventor is John O. Louch.
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Greg’s bite: Apple TV, iOS developers, the Stuxnet Worm
By Greg Mills
Today there are a number of interesting issues in Apple news. The Apple TV is being sliced, diced and analyzed.
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In February it was announced that Apple had cut some staff working on its Final Cut video editing software suite. Some folks took it as a bad sign, that Apple was ignoring the software — indeed, all its pro level software – to focus on consumer products (specifically, iOS devices). So what should Apple do with Final Cut Pro?
February’s cuts could represent the end of an upgrade development cycle, as the next version upgrade of Final Cut could already be in preparation. Or it could be a bad sign for Final Cut Pro.
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