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The Apple Core: Appleā€™s iTV: what the heck is it?

A friend really got me thinking about what, exactly, the iTV is. Currently I have more questions about it than answers.

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Apple’s lucky bag returns

Last year the Apple store Shinsaibashi in Japan ran a promotion for a Lucky Bag – essentially a grab bag of Apple goodies, including an iPod nano and a limited edition t-shirt. The catch is that you have to purchase it and you don’t know what’s inside.

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The Apple Core: Patent application revelations II

In yesterday’s installment I covered some of the revelations found in Apple’s United States Patent Application #20060268528. Today it’s multiple input devices, dedicated power and new battery technology…

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The Apple Core: Patent application reveals much about iPod/iPhone

Yesterday I posted a note about Apple’s United States Patent Application #20060268528 for a “handheld computing device includes an enclosure having structural walls formed from a ceramic material that is radio-transparent.” Dive into the world of seamless enclosures, extruded tubes, internal rails and radio transparent ceramics…

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The Apple Core: iPhone patent revealed

On November 30, 2006 Apple filed what appears to be a patent for the iPhone, a mobile phone/iPod hybrid that has been rumored to be in development for over three years.