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Apple patent hints at Find My support for next-gen Apple Pencil devices

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date May 26, 2023

With the possible inclusion of Find My support for the Apple Pencil, there could be a bit less reason to tear your hair out upon misplacing the somewhat pricey stylus. A recent patent application by Apple hopes to save users from that aggravation. Patently Apple reports on U.S. patent 20230161545, which describes how acoustic resonators […]

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Apple files patent for flat keyboard technology that would rely on acoustic pulses rather than physical key taps

Post author By Chris Barylick
Post date July 28, 2011

This could be weird. But also spiffy. Per a patent application files with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Apple has looked into a flat keyboard that would detect acoustic pulses from users’ taps instead of relying on physical key presses. The patent, entitled “Piezo-based acoustic and capacitive detection,” was published last week and […]

Tags 2010, acoustic, Aleksandar Pance, Andew Ross Richardson, Apple, application, Brett Bilbrey, keyboard, Mushtaq A. Sarwar, Omar Sze Leung, patent, pulse, tap, tuning