Apple Store retail location robberies, where thieves grab display devices from the tables and run, have become a cost of doing business for the company. A recently published patent describes how Apple could fight back. First, Apple uses special software images which render them useless the moment they leave the store location: A source tells […]
Per a recently published Apple patent application, Apple is apparently working on ways to replace the Digital Crown component with optical sensors on its next-gen Apple Watch units. The patent focuses on how the Digital Crown could be replaced by optical sensors that are able to identify user gestures. The patent is named “Watch with […]
Apple appears to be researching the idea of a keyboard that expands out of the MacBook Pro chassis, and retracts again when the lid is closed. Screens on notebooks have always been delicate, and fairly expensive to fix. In 2020, Apple had to advise people against fitting slideable camera covers over the lens in the […]
A recently published patent indicates that the Apple Car’s airbags could help block inbound shrapnel and other items from hitting the vehicle’s occupants in the event of an accident. The vast majority of vehicle safety measures surround protecting the driver and passenger during the moment of an impact. From reinforcing the vehicle’s body to airbags […]
A recently-revealed patent has indicated that Apple is apparently looking into a periscope lens feature for a “folding camera” in a next-gen iPhone. Where it was previously reported that Apple is looking into a folding lens system that could reduce the camera bump on the back of its iPhones, the latest patent application, entitled “Camera […]