A forgotten Apple patent reveals the original idea for the Vision Pro

A forgotten Apple patent reveals the original idea for the Vision Pro

A forgotten Apple patent from 2008 suggests that the company has been working on the Vision Pro for a very, very long time. Spotted by Macworld’s Dan Moren while he was browsing the Internet Archive, the old article only shows one diagram from the patent but it looks extremely similar to the display panel of … Read more

A glass MacBook? Here’s what Apple thinks it would look like

A glass MacBook? Here’s what Apple thinks it would look like

Patents and clues pointing to all-glass MacBooks and iMacs have been floating around since 2011, and this week, another patent has appeared on Patently Apple — a “glass housing” for a MacBook-like device. It has a virtual keyboard and trackpad, and there’s even a separate patent for “finger devices” that would decrease the strain of typing … Read more

Apple is working on an iPhone feature that sounds too good to be true

Apple is working on an iPhone feature that sounds too good to be true

Andy Boxall / Digital Trends Apple’s numerous teams are constantly working on innovative projects and regularly file new patents for them. One of the company’s recent patents pertains to a new feature for the iPhone that, if brought to fruition, could significantly transform how we use our mobile devices. Patently Apple recently discovered a new … Read more