Apple R&D: tactile wearables, curved iMac and Touch ID under the screen

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iPhone

• iPhone 12: if you ever wanted to know how the gold color of the iPhone 12 offers such shine, it's all explainedici
• Touch ID: the fingerprint sensor may soon make its return to high-end iPhones, but then it would beinstalled under the screen, like at Samsung or Oppo

• Reverse recharge
• Illuminated borders: don't ask us what it's for, but Apple thinksilluminatethe space surrounding the screen of your mobile

Mac

• iMac: all glass, Apple's all-in-one computer could offer a touch screen at its base, alongside an integrated keyboard (source)

• Pro Display XDR: it seems that smaller screens are in preparation at Apple, and preciselya patentgives credence to this thesis
• Virtual whiteboards: Apple wants to transform the aluminum panel of your MacBook into a virtual support for your documents, with which a stylus allows you to interact, as with certain video projectors

Apple Watch

• Digital Crown: say goodbye to the famous wheel and hello to an optical sensor that recognizes your gestures like AssistiveTouch (details)

• Onboarding: a new way to discover the ECG or heartbeat measurement,shown here
• Thermometer:several rumorsannounce that this sensor will soon be available on Watch, herea new cluein his favor

Accessories

• Connected clothing: Apple wants to make the sleeves of your clothes tactile, to control various interfaces (details)

• AirPods: how Spatial Audio worksbecomes clearer
• Pression sanguine: an cuff could help detect hypertension, similar to certain connected watches
• Siri Remote: a remote control, for the Apple TV or your HomeKit objects,including a biometric scanner

• Magic Keyboard: to offer you more viewing angles, the covers and other iPad keyboards are inthis fileaccompanied by a new mechanism to support everything

• Apple Arcade:a controllerfor the video game platform, do you like it?

• Sport:what documentdetails how the visual analysis of your gait by cameras would allow you to learn more about your physical form, which would make sense with the development of Fitness+

Apple Car

After the screens on the outside of the car, Apple's vehicle could also offer touch controls inside. For example, on the armrests or the door.

Affaires

• New Century Optoelectronics: Company sues Apple for violating nine patents detailing technology similar to mini-LED screens on iPad Pro and aims to collect $7.5 million in compensation
• Ericsson: Appecontinuesthe company, which would ask for royalties that are too high to use its intellectual property