I'm beginning to wonder if Apple will have any time to develop actual products if their lust for patenting continues at its current rate. It hardly seems like five minutes since the last one, yet already we're looking at the snappily-titled "MultiTouch Gesture Dictionary" - it describes a grouping of multi-fingered chords and movements that have either predefined or user-assigned functionality attached.
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Apple patent MultiTouch Gesture Dictionary
I'm beginning to wonder if Apple will have any time to develop actual products if their lust for patenting continues at its current rate. It hardly seems like five minutes since the last one, yet already we're looking at the snappily-titled "MultiTouch Gesture Dictionary" - it describes a grouping of multi-fingered chords and movements that have either predefined or user-assigned functionality attached.
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Apple touchscreen keyboard patent shows future of iPhone data entry
How intelligent do we want our keyboards to get? There isn't much danger from an old Imperial typewriter - short of catching your finger between two keys and ending up with a blood-blister - but Apple's latest patent (note: 4MB pdf link) for an intelligent touchscreen keyboard might be a precursor to the human race being subjugated by QWERTY overlords.
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iPhone karaoke might be your next public transport horror
Having never actually tried karaoke, nor with much of an urge to do so (I'm always afraid uber-bitch Simon Cowell is lurking around the corner, just waiting to leap out and shout "you're rubbish!"), Apple's latest patent doesn't really fill me with glee. However, if you've ever wanted to sing along with your iPod or iPhone but have been hamstrung by not knowing all the words, their plans for a ... continued »
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Is Apple working on an iPhone nano?
Looking for a phone that's going to give you the functions of an iPod, but doesn't have all of the bells and whistles of the iPhone? Apple may be working on just that.
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Could you use your iPhone as a universal remote?
Here's something fascinating, Apple has recently filed for a continuation of a patent application from back in 1995 that describes a universal remote that controls home entertainment devices.
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Apple receives go-ahead from FCC on their Bluetooth headset
Remember that thing that Apple announced back at Macworld? No, not the iPhone. I'm not talking about the Apple TV either. Yes, they did actually announce something else. That's right, the Bluetooth headset.
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New Apple patent allows for interference-free calls
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According to a new patent that was filed by Apple shortly before announcing the iPhone, they have developed a way to insure that your wireless signal will be crystal clear and free of interference.
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