orchard apple tree patent comea dime a dozen , but these two seem both practical and implementable . The first outlines a solar power iPod and the second details more specific motion - base input methods , including scoops , nudges , and tilt .
The first patent , write last week , detail a system in which an iPod draws power from solar cells deal the machine . It includes a description on how invariant voltage could be maintained even with the user ’s hand stymie some of the cellular telephone and explicate how the solar big businessman could be used in continuative with traditional batteries . The less I have to plug my clobber in the better , I say . checkout !
I was initially skeptical of my MacBook ’s multitudinous multitouch , but I was quickly converted and now I ’m swishing and flicking like a Hogwarts First Year . Apple ’s next patent expands on motion - based stimulation , detail an input twist with the ability to smell out force and speed . These sensors reserve the hardware to file more more complex and more specific gesture , giving the user more exact controller over their equipment .
The patent names a few such gestures : “ brush motions , scooping motion , nudges , tilt and playground slide , and rock and taps . ” sound like fun to me . arrest ! [ MacRumorsviaEngadget ]
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