Have you ever felt like your keyboard is just too rigid when it comes to options for getting things done? Ever felt like it would be cool if it could change on demand, moving from a configuration to get work done and adapting to your gaming needs? Well, research from Apple indicates that someone agrees with you.
If Apple's new patent filing is anything to go by, a future version of the company's AirPods Pro earphones may incorporate a new through-body sensor system that would let you control music playback, Siri and more by touching your face, clicking your teeth and more.
A future Apple Watch may feature easy, reliable and secure biometric identification via a dedicated Touch ID fingerprint reader built into the wearable device's Side button.
Once upon a time, Apple had a black color option for its laptops. Now, though, it feels like we've had space gray, silver, and gold forever.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office on Tuesday published a bunch of newly granted patents for Apple, and among them is one that describes an apparent next-generation Apple Pencil stylus that includes haptic feedback and supports both the iPhone and iPad.
Apple's filed a pair of patent applications with the US Patent and Trademark Office detailing 5G network slicing and more ahead of the company's first 5G iPhone launch later this year.
With social distancing still being suggested in many regions across the globe, Apple has come up with an idea to make sure selfies don't go the way of the dodo.
If your iPad is oriented the wrong way almost every time you pick it up, you're not alone. It definitely happens to me more often than not. Apple is aware of our First World Problem and has a patented solution involving analyzing the user's face to orient onscreen content properly.
The HomePod currently relies on hands-free Siri voice control, but it also provides a touch-sensitive top for basic control when the assistant is unavailable. A future HomePod could have touch-sensitive fabric on the sides for additional control, a new Apple patent grant suggests.
Apple is researching potential ways of using the iPad's capacitive touchscreen for reading key presses from a future Smart Keyboard accessory that might not need to connect over Bluetooth or take advantage of the iPad's Smart Connector at all.
Apple gets a lot of patents approved on a regular basis. More often than not it's the company covering its bases for future technology and ideas, rather than an indication of a pending feature upgrade for an existing product. But when it comes to the Apple Pencil, one can hope.
Apple wins patents all the time, and this week heading into 2020 is certainly no different.