appleinsider.com - 11/6/2008
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Two new patent filings published this week reveal Apple to be working on digital theater software for handheld devices that would give users the impression that they are attending a sporting or entertainment event, and a new version of the Apple Remote that wouldn't be plagued by interference ...
apple.com - 11/4/2008
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apple.com —
CUPERTINO, California November 4, 2008 Apple today announced
that Mark Papermaster is joining the Company as senior
vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from IBM, will lead ...
(more)
Mark Papermaster Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of ...
electronista.com - 11/6/2008
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electronista.com —
The US Patent Office today published two Apple
patent filings that reveal the company having researched a
unique head-tracking display technology designed to replicate the theater experience. Noting that watching a fixed view on a screen may be tiri...
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Apple files for head-tracking display patents
businessweek.com - 11/6/2008
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Apple files its stupidest patent ever
Macenstein —
... event. The software would then skew the screen to match the perspective you would have if you chose those seats. So, if you wanted to watch a baseball game from horrible seats in the nosebleed section (and why wouldn’t you) you could. [image] But that isn’t really the stupid part. Sure it’s a useless “Let’s do it because we can” kind of exercise in technology, but it’s a harmless gimmick one would hope would be optional. However, where it really gets ridiculous is this line from AppleInsider :“To further enhance the user’s belief that he or she is in the selected theater ...
More patent evidence of a Wii-like Apple remote?
VentureBeat —
... . That device uses motion (along with button clicks) to manipulate action on the screen. A newer patent, uncovered by AppleInsider, suggest Apple is still very much at work on a similar concept for its Apple remote. ...
Apple Still Working On A Wii Remote [Apple]
Kotaku —
... IR, and the same basic principles of the Wii Remote, except now it's going one better by (in theory) having the ability to differentiate between the IR it's meant to detect (ie the Wii Remote) and the IR it's not meant to detect (ie your house lights). As a reminder, this is important because, with App Store games doing brisk business for the company on the iPhone, there'd be nothing stopping Apple doing something similar with this Wii Remote-like peripheral on other platforms. Apple files for digital theater, smart Apple Remote patents [Apple Insider, via ...
Apple's Smart Remote is just like a Wiimote
Joystiq [Nintendo] —
... Apple liked what they saw when the Wiimote was unveiled. Back in May, we caught wind of a patent that Apple had for a Wiimote-like remote control of their own, for use with Apple TV. Well, the patent is back again, as you can see above, complete with IR ...
Apple still working on Wii Remote-like device
MacDailyNews —
... of the remote control,'" AppleInsider reports. "Another common problem in that the systems may not be able to distinguish IR emitters from reflections of the IR emitters, like those from the surface of a table or a window. Therefore, Apple proposes remote control systems that can distinguish predetermined light sources from stray or unintended light sources, such as environmental light sources or reflections.,' AppleInsider reports. Full article, with patent app illustrations, here . [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Bill C." for the heads up.] ...
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