hrmpf.com — Apple has just filed a new patent application for the adding of physical controls (like buttons or slides etc) to the touch sensitive surfaces of electronic devices. Apple seems to propose that you take a ‘blank’ iPod and add a wheel for a standard iPod, add a keypad to make it a phone - add a joystick to make it a game machine...
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Closed AccountNov 16, 2006
How many posts have been on the front page in the last year or os that predict an Apple product based solely on a patent filing?A couple dozen at least.How many of htem have come to fruition?ZERO.
c0mf0rtablynumbNov 16, 2006
Yea from Apple, go to the Apple store and just click on the "looking for a great deal?" pic on the bottom right (it has a red tag).
ksudesignerNov 16, 2006
How many patents from any company come to fruition within a year? Pretty close to zero.
webcrumbNov 16, 2006
Last time I mentioned this I got buried so badly I thought I'd end up in Australia. Apparently you can't mention that there's something subjectively better than an iPod.And I'd have to agree... not only can you play games and browse the net but you can also wirelessly share music without play limits... and people want to hack the Zune to do the same thing.
blackforgeNov 17, 2006
Sony Ericsson has been doing this for a few years now with their P Series PDA/Smartphones<a class="user" href="http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=us&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10185&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10185">http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=us&lc=en&ver=4000&template=pp1_loader&php=php1_10185&zone=pp&lm=pp1&pid=10185</a>
felchdonkeyNov 17, 2006
That's funny, I'm using the multi-touch trackpad on my MacBook right now - that one was first revealed in a patent filing...
millixawNov 17, 2006
I think Apple is taking this "no-button mouse" concept a little too far...
wesmithNov 17, 2006
KL
wolfman_kNov 21, 2006
very cool concept, I don't care if it gets pantened or not... I just want the ability to snap in a music keyboard...
betseyjohnsonJun 7, 2007
I will also go for ruferbished one.If Your Child is Surfing Too Much, You Should Pay Attention