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Apple patent describes illuminated touchpads, click-wheelsIn a patent filing published earlier this month, Apple discusses the concept of illuminated touchpads that could improve the overall user experience …
... about the touch sensitive surface, showing different states with ... that illuminates the input surface through light emitting devices ... ): "That is, the input surface can generate glowing special ... graphics at the input surface," the company wrote. "LCDs, ... -
The MultiTouch Strategy: Apple vs MicrosoftI started this thread to see if anyone else is worried about Apple potentially missing the boat with the new MultiTouch technology and not adopting i…
... be lacking MT. Although Microsofts Surface is just a 'table' I ... connects to devices on the surface (although i'm not quite ... Mind share by introducing the Surface table followed by lame computer ... -
MacBook Pro 2.4 15" Purchase Report/CommentsLike many on here I did quite a bit of research before I plunked down 2.5k for my new MBP. I have had it three weeks now and here are my thoughts bot…
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Apple developing configurable multi-touch gesture dictionaryIn an apparent bid to extend the use of its multi-touch technology to devices other than iPhone, Apple in a new patent filing discusses the concept o…
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Apple unveils new line of 20- and 24-inch iMacsApple on Tuesday unveiled its new line of iMac all-in-one desktops, featuring 20- and 24-inch widescreen displays encased in elegant and professional…
... creating a virtually seamless front surface, similar to the company's ... -
Photos of Apple's new iMac and ultra-thin keyboardsAlthough branded as an all-new iMac, the new aluminum model is a subtler evolution of the white all-in-one it replaces rather than the overhaul seen …
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Apple files for external audio blending, wide touchpad patentsApple Inc. is looking to patent a software technique that would give iPod listeners access to critical external audio sounds -- such as airline annou…
... into the areas on the surface of the base assembly that ... .g., flat areas on the surface of the base assembly that ... extending upwards from the top surface of the base assembly. The ... -
Raise your hand if you want a bluetooth trackballPersonally, I would be the first in line to buy a Bluetooth version of Logitech's Trackman Marble if they served it up. Unfortunately, Logitech's for…
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Review: Apple 24-inch iMac (aluminum)The mid-2007 overhaul of Apple's iconic desktop is the first true evidence of a switch in Apple's design direction since the company's switch to Inte…
... display, especially for the large surface area of our test unit ... flat keys have a larger surface area to strike and travel ... -
Briefly: On last minute iMac and iPhone design changesA slow day for Apple news gives us the opportunity to post some tidbits regarding last-minute design changes affecting the company's recent product l…
... on the handset's top surface. In a June 18th press ... announced that the entire top surface of iPhone, including its 3 ... -
A peek inside Apple's new nano and classic iPods (photos)The first tear-down photos taken of Apple's new third-generation iPod nano and sixth-generation iPod classic are in, revealing extensive use of adhes…
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Apple patent hints at future Safari navigational interfaceA new Apple patent filing promises to scrap the time-honored navigation buttons of web browsers with a new page history that sorts itself based on mo…
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Up next for Apple: the return of the NewtonApple Inc, which helped spawn the PDA market with its Newton MessagePad line in the early '90s, plans to give the concept another go with a modern da…
... that comprises almost the entire surface of the unit. The device ... -
Microsoft unveils second generation of Zune media playersContinuing on its quest to make a dent in Apple's dominate share of the digital media player market, Microsoft on Tuesday evening announced three new…
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Apple exploring pressure-sensitive touchscreens, touchpadsSeeking to improve its portable devices, Apple has applied for a patent that could lead to touch-sensitive Macs or handhelds which react to the level…
... finger or stylus on the surface. A method of detecting the ... spring membrane layer underneath the surface. Touching the pad would deform ... -
Apple files for second force-sensitive display patentIf a recent series of patent filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office is of any indication, Apple Inc. as early as next year could …
... finger or stylus on the surface. A method of detecting the ... . Presumably, such technology could first surface in a second-generation of ... -
Review: Apple Wireless Keyboard (aluminum)In addition to the ultra-thin aluminum keyboard Apple unveiled for the iMac last month, a similarly proportioned Bluetooth wireless version was also …
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Intel shows off mobile quad-core chip, new cooling technologyPresenting at the start of its developer forum in Taiwan on Monday, Intel Corp. demonstrated a working quad-core microprocessor design that will even…
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Apple poised to expand, drop price of iTunes Plus serviceApple Inc. as early as this week will expand its iTunes Plus digital download store and reduce the price of the higher-quality, DRM-free music tracks…
... the associated price drops could surface as early as Wednesday, Ars ... -
Road to Mac OS X Leopard: QuickTime, iTunes, and Media FeaturesIn addition to the new searching, browsing and back up features for office documents (Finder, Dock, Quick Look, Cover Flow, Spotlight, Time Machine) …
... the screen as an OpenGL surface. QuickTime 7 also introduced Quartz ... draws is an Open GL surface. Leopard also offers significant enhancements ... -
beyond OS XOkay, I just saw a thread on OS X 10.6 (should be named Ocelot, imo) but I had originally intended this to be it's own thread, and so I have created …
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Apple patent hints at tactile multi-touch keyboardA new filing reveals that Apple has researched a method that would allow a touch-sensitive keyboard to generate physical feedback without interfering…
... lateral pointing motions, giving the surface a rough washboard feel. The ... the keyboard that changes the surface depending on the immediate ... an area under the touch surface with an easily deformed ... enough to maintain a flat surface when only light pressure ... -
An Introductory Mac OS X Leopard Review: Core Graphics and the New UIBeyond the desktop and main applications in Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, its most obvious advancements are related to graphics and the underlying performan…
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Google unveils plans for Android mobile software platformGoogle on Monday confirmed its long-awaited foray into the mobile phone business by announcing the Open Handset Alliance, a team of thirty three othe…
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Ultra-portable Apple notebook to splash down at Macworld ExpoExclusive -- Unlike last year, the annual Macworld Expo and Conference that rolls around in January will actually serve as a launch pad for some new …
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iPhone to gain Apple Spotlight search in 2008The next significant software update for Apple Inc.'s iPhone handset is unlikely to surface until early next year but will pack a system-wide search …
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Road to Mac Office 2008: Excel '08 vs Numbers 1.0The planned mid-January release of Office 2008 offers a significant overhaul of the productivity suite's look and features. The previous segment desc…
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Your Top 10 Albums of 2007This is a list of my favorite albums of 2007. (not the best albums, but my personal favorite)<br /> <br /> 10 - <i>An End Has a Start</i> - Editors<b…
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Microsoft Surface - Where is it???When announced it was my understanding that this would be available, albeit at $10,000 price point, in Oct. 2007. I've seen nothing and was just won…
When announced it was my understanding that this would be available, albeit at $10,000 price point, in Oct. 2007. I've seen nothing and was just wondering. On the Microsoft web site the only thing I can find is a few demos at Sheraton hotels and some ... -
Apple aims to patent ergonomic, full-hand multi-touch inputThree patent filings set into motion by Apple just a month after the iPhone's US debut open the door to curved multi-touch surfaces that can recogniz…
... filings would have a curved surface designed to be ergonomic over ...
