Apple Patent Application Describes Dual-Axis Hinge Mechanism That Could Arrive on Apple’s Smartglasses

Apple Patent Application Describes Dual-Axis Hinge Mechanism That Could Arrive on Apple’s Smartglasses

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Apple’s purported smart glasses could be several years away, but the company appears to be working on hardware that could feature on its next-gen wearables. According to a patent application published by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Apple has designed a hinge mechanism that could be a part…

Apple Granted Patent That Envisions Creative Use of External Display on Apple Vision Pro

Apple Granted Patent That Envisions Creative Use of External Display on Apple Vision Pro

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Apple was recently granted a patent that envisions the use of the external display of a wearable headset — like the Apple Vision Pro — that gives people who are nearby an idea of what is being viewed by the wearer. While announcing the headset last year, Apple revealed that…

Apple Granted Second Face ID Patent Hinting at Potential Arrival on Future MacBook and Mac Computers

Apple Granted Second Face ID Patent Hinting at Potential Arrival on Future MacBook and Mac Computers

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Apple has been granted a patent that will enable the firm to offer an alternate form biometric authentication on its MacBook and Mac computers. The Cupertino company currently supports unlocking Mac computers via Touch ID, on select models. It introduced Face ID on the iPhone X in 2017 that uses…

Apple Patent Application Hints at AirPods Sensors That Allow Measurement of Brain Electrical Activity

Apple Patent Application Hints at AirPods Sensors That Allow Measurement of Brain Electrical Activity

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AirPods — Apple’s truly wireless stereo (TWS) earphones — could double as a health monitoring tool in the future, according to a patent application recently published by the US Patent Office (USPTO). The Cupertino company appears to have invented an AirPods sensor mechanism that would allow the earphones to monitor…

Apple Files Patent for Full Side-to-Side Glass Haptic Trackpad for Future MacBooks

Apple Files Patent for Full Side-to-Side Glass Haptic Trackpad for Future MacBooks

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Apple has filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a future MacBook prototype with an all-glass trackpad. The patent covers a side-to-side trackpad with a force input/haptic output interface in the trackpad area made from various opaque or transparent materials such as metal, glass,…