Sometimes it’s the patent filings that inform you about the next cool thing around the corner. With just a week before Apple’s October 27th media event, a newly discovered trademark filing has been unearthed online, suggesting a potential name for the OLED panel on the new MacBook Pro. According to information rounded up, a trademark […]
Category: Patents
Apple may in fact be working on an EEG device or functionality. A recently published Apple patent application filing for an electrocardiogram device suitable for consumer use reinforces the company’s continued moves into the healthcare monitoring business. The patent application addresses a wearable, not specifically the Apple Watch, that can be used on any limb […]
Ok, well, this is just plain embarrassing. After years of legal patent-based squabbles between Apple and Samsung, a recently published Samsung patent application surfaced entitled “Wearable Device” featuring form factor patent figures that were actually Apple Watch designs The Samsung patent, first discovered by Patently Apple, presents patent figures that are clearly Apple Watch designs […]
A newly-published patent shows that Apple may be going the way of a bezel-free iPhone wherein the display extends all the way to the edges of the handset. The patent describes three different technologies that can be used for fingerprint sensors, and says that the third of them – ultrasonic imaging – would not only […]
This could turn into something interesting. A recently published patent filed by Apple indicates as to Apple’s intention for an “automated environment” in which HomeKit would be able to track the routines of users and implement automated behaviors based on those habits. As an example, Apple points to the idea of a heating system being […]