Another day with multiple Apple tablet rumors, iSlate.com & Patent

December 25th, 2009

I hate writing about rumors about unannounced Apple gadgets but then we have 2 official things about the whole Tablet Mac issue today. The first one being the domain secured by Apple in 2007: iSlate.com and the other one, a patent application that shows how one Apple plans to make the tablet touchscreen feel real.

It has been discovered that Apple own the domain name iSlate.com since 2007 and has kept the registration details under privacy protection. This can well be the name of the unannounced 7″ tablet that is being rumored for a Jan release. However we cant be certain that a domain can reveal a upcoming product name and to give us more options Apple had also trademarked the term ‘TabletMac’ recently. Adding its share of confusion to the matter, Apple has iPhone.org since 1999 and on the other hand they paid a huge amount to get iPhone.com in 2007.

The second hint about the Apple tablet comes from a patent application that shows (more…)

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Apple patent explores option for ad-supported OS

October 22nd, 2009

oS with ads

While this is something we would typically expect Google to initiate, surprisingly Apple had filed a patent back in 2008 for an Operating System-concept that would be ad-supported. This would, in theory at least, make the software free (or available for a discounted price) for the end-user. The patent shows the (more…)

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iPod’s to get smart volume control!

December 25th, 2007

iPod’s today have better battery life than ever before. The ill effects of hearing non stop music on the iPod is Apple’s next concern.

A new patent reveals that the next iPods and iPhones could automatically calculate how long a person has been listening, and at what volume, before gradually reducing the sound level. It states: “Since the damaging effects on users’ hearing is both gradual and cumulative, even those users who are concerned about hearing loss may not behave in a manner that would limit or minimize such damaging effects.”

Royal National Institute for the Deaf estimated in March earlier this year that more than four million young people in Britain are at risk of hearing damage from listening to loud music, and called on MP3 manufacturers to introduce warnings and volume limits.
Vie Engadget / Telegraph
Image Graphics: Ciarn Hughes via Telegraph

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