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Apple patents clamshell iPhone patent. iTablet in there too

unwiredview.com — Apple filed for clamshell iPhone patent. The idea is to separate phone display and touch sensor array. Put the array on transparent panel and connect it to the display via hinge. When closed - it's standard iPhone. Open it and the cover becomes a trackpad to control the phone. The same tech fits iTablet and brings Vista Sideshow like display to Mac

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  • ChimpFlix, on 03/17/2008, -0/+2I want an ice cream. Waaaaaaah!
  • DaffyDuck, on 03/18/2008, -0/+1Can they patent a patent?
  • grodrigu, on 03/17/2008, -0/+1I still want a bigger screen.
  • 4phun, on 03/18/2008, -0/+1This is an excellent description of potential new features and they point to a '3D' control function added to the iPhone.

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