A trio of Apple patent applications unearthed this morning may help shed some light on future features and functionality headed to a new crop of iPhones. Then again we all know how easy it is for patents to lead absolutely nowhere. The first and most notable of the bunch is a haptic feedback concept employing
Apple has let loose a number of revealing new patent applications that cover some interesting technologies that could be used in future iPhones. Haptic Tactile Feedback Perhaps most interesting amongst the patent applications is the acknowledgement by Apple that despite the many advantages of the iPhone’s multi-touch screen, a lack of tactile feedback remains its biggest disadvantage: Howeve...
Haptic Feedback, Fingerprint Identification, and RFID Tag Readers coming soon? Three new Apple patents applications unearthed this week suggest a range of new features that may be included in the next generation iPhone. MacRumors reveals the most interesting patent appears to be a haptic feedback concept employing a “grid of piezoelectronic actuators” potentially
While most of us at TUAW (in the US, anyway) are staring out the window, running down the clock to hit the lake or ocean or pavement in some manner, the intrepid bloggers of Engadget never take a vacation. Here are three* iPhone stories they posted today: Apple patent applications offer glimpses of haptic screens, RFID readers, fingerprint ID Oh man, haptics on the iPhone would be so sweet, and fi...
What will the next generation iPhone bring? Well it’s a little too early to speculate on that but Apple is certainly working on it. A few new patents have emerged and they depict a few new features like haptic screens, RFID readers and fingerprint ID. The picture clearly suggests that such technology would definitely apply
