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  • Apple's MagSafe wallet review: finally solves the unified iPhone and wallet issue

    shaminoshamino
    lkrupp said:
    shamino said:
    Looks nice, but I want to see some tests about how well it will shield the magnetic stripes on your cards from the magnets in the MagSafe connector.  And from the charging field, for that matter.
    And you assume this never crossed Apple engineer’s minds when they were developing this product? Really? They didn’t care if their case erased your credit card? Really? 
    I have no way of knowing what Apple's developers did or didn't consider when designing the product.  I also don't know what testing they did or the results of those tests.  For all I know, they may be thinking that merchants these days are all using chip- and contactless readers so there isn't a need to care about the magnetic stripe.  Or they may have an understanding (which may or may not be correct) about how strong a field needs to be in order to affect data on a stripe.  We have absolutely no way of knowing any of this because they didn't publish any of it.  Their published marketing materials say nothing whatsoever  about magnetic shielding.

    While I'm sure Apple doesn't intend to erase your cards, mistakes and oversights can and do occur.  Hence my desire to see a reviewer test this and publish something definitive.
    randominternetperson

  • Apple's MagSafe wallet review: finally solves the unified iPhone and wallet issue

    shaminoshamino
    Looks nice, but I want to see some tests about how well it will shield the magnetic stripes on your cards from the magnets in the MagSafe connector.  And from the charging field, for that matter.
    williamlondonrandominternetperson

  • Touch ID comeback for iPhones may use under-display IR imaging system

    shaminoshamino
    ... or put the touch sensor under the power/lock button.  Just like Apple did for the iPad Air 4, and some cell phone makers did years ago (e.g. the Motorola Atrix 4G from 2011 had a great fingerprint sensor under its power button.

    There's no need for fancy new technology to put Touch ID on an all-display iPhone.  It's all a matter of what Apple's design team wants and has very little to do with what is technically possible.
    cornchip

  • 'Apple Glass' could use a virtual keyboard projected onto any surface

    shaminoshamino
    Been there, done that.  Projection keyboards have been around for decades.  I can't remember anybody actually using (or even wanting to use) one.  The one time I tried (using a demonstrator model in a store), I hated it - it was slow and inaccurate, and my fingers started hurting after typing on a solid desk surface.



    SpamSandwich

  • Lawsuit accusing entire computer industry of patent infringement fails on missed deadline

    shaminoshamino
    Article summary:
    • Patent troll sues the universe for a quarter of a trillion dollars
    • The universe tells the troll to get bent.  The judge agrees
    • Troll tries to save face by threatening an appeal, but quietly slinks off to his cave taking no further action
    This is the only way to deal with a troll.  Don't settle out of court.  Make him prove his nonsense to a judge (assuming the suit really is just trolling, of course).

    He can't afford to spend more than the combined might of the entire global technology industry and he knows it.  Trolls are looking for a quick settlement, not an actual legal battle.
    muthuk_vanalingamDAalsethGG1razorpitkillroywatto_cobrajony0