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appleinsider.com - 1/9/2009

Apple files patent for camera hidden behind display

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We've already seen the iSight indicator light "disappear" behind the bezel of Apple's MacBook and iMac computers. A recently published patent application could make the iSight itself not only disappear, but move to the middle of the screen. MacBooks, iMacs, and even iPhones and iPod ...

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macrumors.com - 1/13/2009

Apple Details 17" MacBook Pro Battery Replacements, Same Day Service at Apple Retail

— macrumors.com — After verbally acknowledging that the new 17" MacBook Pro's non-removable battery would be cost $179 to replace,... Apple has posted an official page describing how one would seek a battery replacement and the exact cost depending on your region. (more) Apple Details 17" MacBook Pro Battery Replacements, Same ...

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tgdaily.com - 1/8/2009

CES 2009: iPhone may get GPGPU acceleration

— tgdaily.com — Imagination Technologies will announce a new version of its graphics chip IP tomorrow. The PowerVR SGX543 is... the firm's first multi-core capable GPU technology which scales to, in theory, an unlimited number of cores and offer support for GPGPU ... (more) CES 2009: iPhone may get GPGPU acceleration

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i.gizmodo.com - 1/9/2009

Apple Going to CES Next Year, Source Says [Rumor]

— i.gizmodo.com — A Cult of Mac's source says that Apple will "go large" at CES next year, replacing Macworld.... Wait, didn't Apple just say that they were killing Macworld because they think trade shows are irrelevant? While Cult of Mac's—Wired's Mac centric ... (more) Apple Going to CES Next Year, Source Says [Rumor]

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The iPhone Non-Killer
Digital Daily — ... The second: Apple has applied for a patent on a behind-screen camera that could capture images “while the display elements are in an inactive state (in which the display elements are darkened and at least partially transparent).” It doesn’t take much of a leap to see that technology brought to bear on a next-gen iPhone and the long rumored iChat AV Mobile. ...

Apple files patent application for camera embedded within Mac, iPhone displays
MacDailyNews — ... behind a display that could capture an image 'while the display elements are in an inactive state (in which the display elements are darkened and at least partially transparent),'" Spear reports. "While rumors have already circulated for some time of what might best be called 'iChat AV Mobile' for the iPhone, this proposed patent seems to confirm the very real possibility of such a feature for the iPhone, iPod touch, and even other devices," Spear reports. More in the full article here .

Apple Patents iSight Cam Behind Laptop Screen, Will Hear From Errol Morris's Lawyers [Apple]
Gizmodo — ... patent works the exact same way, and can eliminate the lack of intimacy brought about by looking just above or below the eyes of the person you're cybering with. Of course there's no real promise of this being integrated into a real product anytime soon, as the tech for placing a working camera behind a traditional laptop LCD is still a ways away. But OK, while we're talking Errol Morris and Interrotrons, what the hell: [Ars Technica, Apple Insider] ...

Apple files patent for camera hidden in an LCD screen
SlashGear — ... We all know what Apple has been pushing out the patents for ideas that range from being very practice and useful to just outright off the wall. The latest of patents made by Apple to be released into the world is an iSight camera that is placed behind the display screen in what is depicted as a MacBook. ...