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Apple patent explores ideas, practices for flexible battery that can be bent, rolled up within devices

If you’re looking to make a device that bends, folds, or can be rolled up, it’s important that the battery be able to do this too. A recently published Apple patent, entitled “Flexible battery structure,” highlights how to power a foldable display, and also seems to be looking to fix a recurring issue with similar […]

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Patent application suggests that Apple could be bringing Face ID feature to Macs

It’s wouldn’t be a huge surprise by any stretch of the imagination, but a new patent suggests that Apple could be bringing Face ID to the Mac. The newly released patent application , details how Face ID could work in future iMacs or MacBooks. The images within the application detail how the components would be […]

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Recent Apple patent points towards device location technology for use with Project Titan vehicles

Apple’s self-driving car project looks to be developing a device location system for vehicles. Per Patently Apple, a recently-published patent related to Apple’s ongoing Project Titan effort discusses a mobile device location system that’s in the works: In this Project Titan granted patent, Apple notes that passengers in vehicles may carry mobile devices into the […]

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Apple patent indicates work on eye detection system to help detect screen burn-in

A recently published Apple patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office indicates that Apple may be working on a feature to prevent display burn-in and help save your peepers. The feature seems to be geared towards augmented reality or mixed reality headsets, as noted here: Apple’s patent application relates to an eye monitoring […]

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Apple patent awarded for variable internal illumination system, could hint at LED keyboards, other devices

Because you can’t argue with very cool, shiny things. Apple has recently been granted a patent for a variable internal illumination color system. It’s thought that such a system could be used in keyboards and other devices. Per Patently Apple: Apple’s granted patent covers devices, systems and methods that implement variable internal illumination of input […]